Migration & Remittances Factbook 2008. A snapshot of migration and remittances data for all countries, regions and income groups of the world, compiled from various sources. The top recipient of migrant remittances in 2008 was India ($52 billion), followed by China ($41 billion), and Mexico($26 billion).
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Remittance Prices Worldwide. Data on the cost of sending and receiving small amounts of money from one country to another. These international remittances are often initiated by migrant workers. The data covers 120 "country corridors" worldwide. The corridors studied flow from 14 major remittance-sending countries to 67 receiving countries, representing around 60% of total remittances to developing countries.
Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America.One of the main conclusions of this April 2008 book is that remittances do tend to reduce poverty and inequality and they have several positive growth-enhancing effects such as higher savings, human capital investments, entrepreneurship, and bank deposits.
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International Migration of Women. Women make up almost half the migrant population in the world and their numbers are increasing, according to this November 2007 report. The study opportunities for women, and allocating significant resources to collect and analyze new sex-disaggregated migration statistics.
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