This paper investigates changes in income diversification patterns for the case of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 2003. Contrary to...

Little is known about the drivers of migrant donations to their home countries. Using data on all donations from Filipino migrants...

We use a controlled experiment to analyze gender differences in risk preferences and stereotypes about risk preferences of men and...

We use a controlled experiment to analyze gender differences in risk preferences and stereotypes about risk preferences of men and...

Having passed the “market test”, private aid is claimed by its proponents to be better-targeted than official development assistance...

Migration contributes to the circulation of goods, knowledge, and ideas. Using community and individual-level data from Moldova, we...

Losing a parent is a trauma that has consequences for human capital formation. Does it matter at what age this trauma occurs? Using...

Using data from Western Kenya, we confirm the existence of a dichotomous non-agricultural sector. The poverty and inequality...

Engagement in non-agricultural activities in rural areas can be classified into survival-led or opportunity-led. Survival-led...

This paper examines the resource curse and its transmission channels by resource type. We review and synthesize existing theories of...

Kiel Policy Brief No. 88: The Schengen Agreement celebrated its 30th birthday on June 14. On this occasion Esther Ademmer, Toman...

This paper was commissioned by the Moldova office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and describes the main...

This paper analyzes the direct and indirect income effects of international labor migration and remittances in selected CIS countries....

Donations by migrants to community projects in their home countries (“collective remittances”) help to provide local public goods and...

A core result of the aid allocation literature is that the quality of governance in recipient countries does not affect the amounts of...

This paper studies the employment effects of the influx of millions of German expellees to West Germany after World War II. The...

This paper studies the employment effects of one of the largest forced population movements in history, the influx of millions of...