Abstract
Migration from Pakistan is extended over decades. There is a variety of
forces behind the cross border movement, economic objectives can be
singled out the dominant. One of the important aspects of outmigration
is inward remittances. Investigating the trend pattern of migration and
remittances the study finds that stock of overseas workers, their skill
composition, and regulatory measures taken after 9/11 have played
pivotal role in generation of remittances. After a brief discussion on
some characteristics of remittances the study shows how important
inward remittances to countries like Pakistan are in shaping decisions
at national and household level. At the end some policy alternatives of
remittance maximization are presented.
Yousaf Zaman, Khair-Uz-Zaman. (2015) A Brief Discourse of Migrant Remittances to Pakistan, Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences, Volume-08, Issue-2.
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