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The Independent practitionerRemittances (i.e., the money, objects, ideas, and social capital migrants send to their families, kin, and communities in their places of origin) are a crucial part of the global economy and migration dynamics. On a micro level, they recognize, maintain, affirm, and disrupt social relationships across the world, mapping out a transnational space in ...
Silke Meyer, Claudius Ströhle
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Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023 The main objective of this quantitative study is to ascertain the effect of foreign direct investment, real exchange rate, remittances, and import on economic growth in Ghana.
J. K. Mawutor +6 more
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The impact of remittances on economic growth in Ghana: An ARDL bound test approach
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023 International remittances remained one major source of international financial resources in the world. Yet very limited empirical studies exist on the impact of these remittances on economic growth, more especially in Ghana.
Abdul-Malik Abdulai
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Sustainable development goals (SDGs) and remittances in Africa
Cogent Social Sciences, 2022 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the most ambitious development frameworks to assist in driving inclusive development globally. This is particularly so relative to Africa.
Ọ. Àkànle +2 more
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Remittances and Income Inequality in Africa: Financial Development Thresholds for Economic Policy
Research in Globalization, 2022 The study employs macrodata on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development (including the sub-components of access, depth and efficiency) contribute to the equalisation of incomes across the continent.
S. Ofori +3 more
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Remittances and Institutions: Are Remittances a Curse? [PDF]
World Development, 2008 This paper addresses the complex and overlooked relationship between the receipt of workers' remittances and institutional quality in the recipient country. Using a simple model, we show how an increase in remittance inflows can lead to deterioration of institutional quality - specifically, to an increase in the share of funds diverted by the ...
Jihad Dagher +3 more
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Sustainability, 2022 Several investigations show that remittances, renewable energy, and innovation promote the socioeconomic advancement of a nation. Nevertheless, the impacts of remittances and renewable energy on ecological quality are yet to be evaluated thoroughly ...
Chafic Saliba +5 more
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Impact of Remittances on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from South-East European Countries
South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2022 South-East European (SEE) countries are experiencing high emigration, resulting in a significant increase in remittance inflows, exceeding FDI flows.
V. Bucevska
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Sending money home: Transaction cost and remittances to developing countries
World Economics, 2021 Remittances, the part of the migrant's income sent back to their family living in the origin country, have become a critical stepping-stone to economic development for many developing nations. A key factor that causes migrants to use informal channels is
J. Ahmed +2 more
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Remittances and economic growth: A meta-analysis
World Development, 2020 Expatriate workers’ remittances represent an important source of financing for low- and middle-income countries. No consensus, however, has yet emerged regarding the effect of remittances on economic growth.
A. Cazachevici, T. Havránek, R. Horvath
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