Returned Migrants and Remittances Alleviating Poverty: Evidence from Malang, East Java

Return migration and occupational change: the case of Pakistani migrants returned from the Middle East.

This paper reports on the factors affecting occupational composition of Pakistani workers upon their return from Middle East employment locations as determined by using the 1986 ILO/ARTEP Survey of Return Migrant Households. Three issues related to post-migration occupation change of return migrants were explored: 1) the comparison of occupational composition in the pre-migration phase with th...

Prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity in adolescents in Malang, East Java-Indonesia

Obesity and overweight in adolescents has more than tripled in the past 30 years. They are among the easiest medical conditions to recognize but most difficult to treat and has both immediate and long-term effects on health and well-being. We are interested in determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents and to identify the risk factors. A cross sectional study was carried ...

Do migrants' remittances decline over time? Evidence from Tongans and Western Samoans in Australia.

"There is concern that Pacific Island economies dependent on remittances of migrants will endure foreign exchange shortages and falling living standards as remittance levels fall because of lower migration rates and the belief that migrants' willingness to remit declines over time. The empirical validity of the remittance-decay hypothesis has never been tested. From survey data on Tongan and We...

Remittances matter: Longitudinal evidence from Albania

Using the LSMS panel data collected by the World Bank in Albania from 2002 to 2004, this paper focuses on the determinants and financial implication of remittances sent by family members and adult children living abroad. Our econometric analysis draws on random and fixed effects discrete choice models. We find that the proportion of households receiving remittances is large. These transfers are...

The Purpose of Remittances – Evidence from Germany