Jiddah Ajayi

Assessment of Distributive Effects of Emigrant Remittances in Developing Countries

Abstract  Despite the rising volume of remittances flowing to developing countries, their distributional effect on  the recipient countries has been largely unexplored. We examine this topic using data from World Bank. Despitethe positive effects of emigrants remittances in terms of developing microfinance Institutions and welfare improvement of the recipient households, its negative effects  ranges from appreciation of the national currency,hampering competitiveness, monetary management ...