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remittances as insurance: a standalone construct

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remittancesas insurance1 CONSTRUCTRemittances as insuranceYANG · MIGRATION STUDIES

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the proposal that remittances rise when origin households suffer income shocks, acting as informal insurance.

In migration studies, remittances as insurance refers to the proposal that remittances rise when origin households suffer income shocks, acting as informal insurance. This meaning comes from Yang (2007) in The World Bank Economic Review.[1]

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References

  1. Yang, D., & Choi, H. (2007). Are Remittances Insurance? Evidence from Rainfall Shocks in the Philippines. The World Bank Economic Review, 21(2), 219-248. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhm003

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