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Contribution of Household Surveys to Measuring Remittances

Contribution of Household Surveys to Measuring Remittances. 14-15 January 2008 US Census Bureau Neil Fantom Development Data Group, World Bank. Why are we meeting?. Pressing need for better data on remittances from users, particular in context of development.

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Contribution of Household Surveys to Measuring Remittances

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  1. Contribution of Household Surveys to Measuring Remittances 14-15 January 2008 US Census Bureau Neil Fantom Development Data Group, World Bank

  2. Why are we meeting? • Pressing need for better data on remittances from users, particular in context of development

  3. Receipts by developing countries: remittances vs net aid flows Source: 2005 World Development Indicators database, World Bank

  4. World Bank estimates of remittance inflows to developing countries

  5. Why are we meeting? • Pressing need for better data on remittances from users, particular in context of development • International Working Group on Improving Remittances Data identified need for better guidance on household surveys

  6. International Working Group • Request of G8 Heads of State and G7 Finance Ministers (2004) • International meeting in Jan 2005 • Importance relates to development policy, need for: • better estimates of aggregate and bilateral flows from BOP (Luxembourg Group) • better household survey data (not just in BOP)

  7. Why are we meeting? • Pressing need for better data on remittances from users, particular in context of development • International Working Group on Improving Remittances Data identified need for better guidance on household surveys • Issues identified in context of Conference of European Statisticians and Migration Statistics meeting in Edinburgh 2006 (Werner)

  8. Some of the fundamental problems • What is a remittance? • Questions about remittances may not get accurate responses (it is about income) • Difficult to obtain representative samples of migrants where probabilities of selection are known – “rare” and often difficult to find population • Survey capacity is relatively weak in developing countries • And remittances may not be a priority issue in surveys in developed countries • Good practice material is not readily available

  9. Meeting Objectives • Is there agreement that the primary objective is related to remittances? (but it is not forbidden to talk about migration) • Review recent initiatives aimed at measuring (migration and) remittances in household surveys, in both sending and receiving countries • Review key conceptual and methodological issues related to the measurement of (migration and) remittances in household surveys • Agree on a plan for addressing key methodological issues, and for developing best practices in the design and use of (migration and) remittances household surveys

  10. Possible meeting outputs • Meeting “proceedings” can be collated and published - what format would be appropriate? • Are there gaps in knowledge which need further work? • What other existing material can be collated and made accessible to others • How can that be done? • What medium would be appropriate for that (UN, International Household Survey Network (IHSN))? • If further work is needed, how can that be taken forward? Is there a need to convene a working group?

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