International Remittances and Private Inter-household Transfers: Exploring the Links

dc.contributor.author	Alem, Yonas
dc.contributor.author	Andersson, Lisa
dc.contributor.organization	Dept. of Economics, University of Gothenburg	sv
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-28T13:34:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-10-28T13:34:50Z
dc.date.issued	2015-10
dc.description	JEL: D12, O12, O17, O55	sv
dc.description.abstract	We investigate the effect of remittances from migrated family members on informal inter- household transfers - an issue that has received limited attention in the literature. Using rich panel data from urban Ethiopia, we show that receiving international remittances significantly increases the value of private domestic inter-household transfers, whereas receiving domestic remittances does not have any effect. We also show that the transfers sent respond to shocks to a great extent. Our results provide new evidence on the trickle-down effects of interna- tional remittances, effects important to consider when analyzing the impact of international remittances on household outcomes in recipient countries.	sv
dc.format.extent	22	sv
dc.identifier.issn	1403-2465
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2077/40977
dc.language.iso	eng	sv
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Working Papers in Economics	sv
dc.relation.ispartofseries	631	sv
dc.subject	International Remittances	sv
dc.subject	Inter-household Transfers	sv
dc.subject	Urban Ethiopia	sv
dc.title	International Remittances and Private Inter-household Transfers: Exploring the Links	sv
dc.type	Text	sv
dc.type.svep	report	sv

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