The impact of remittances on economic growth in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
International Journal of Economic Policy Studies, 2020 This paper investigates the impact of workers’ remittances on economic growth of four South Asian emerging countries by employing balanced panel data from 1977 to 2016.
Soma Rani Sutradhar
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Remittances, natural resource rent and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021 Despite the established link between oil rent fluctuations and remittances received, its plausible joint effect on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains unexplored.
P. Ofori, D. Grechyna
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Defying the Odds: Remittances during the COVID-19 Pandemic
IMF Working Papers, 2021 This paper provides an early assessment of the dynamics and drivers of remittances during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a newly compiled monthly remittance dataset for a sample of 52 countries, of which 16 countries have bilateral remittance data.
Kangni Kpodar +3 more
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How Do Transaction Costs Influence Remittances
IMF Working Papers, 2022 : Using a new quarterly panel database on remittances (71 countries over the period 2011Q1-2020Q4), this paper investigates the elasticity of remittances to transaction costs in a high frequency and dynamic setting.
Kangni Kpodar, Patrick Amir Imam
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The non-linear impact of digitization on remittances inflow: Evidence from the BRICS
Telecommunications Policy, 2021 Due to the impact of COVID-19, it is important now more than ever to analyze the relationship between the improvement in digitization and the flow of remittances in order to fill the void that has come as a result of stay at home and quarantine orders ...
Noha Emara, Yuanhao Zhang
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The effect of financial development and remittances on economic growth
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021 The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of financial development and remittances on economic growth across six Western Balkan countries (WBC) using panel data from 2000 to 2017.
Naqeeb Ur Rehman, Eglantina Hysa
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The impact of remittances on food insecurity: Evidence from Mexico
, 2021 Literature has provided evidence that remittances have an impact on (economic) development and quality of life in developing countries. However, little is known about how income from remittances is perceived and used in relation to food consumption and ...
Jorge Mora-Rivera, E. Gameren
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The effect of remittances and FDI inflows on income distribution in developing economies
, 2021 This study aims to examine empirically the effect of remittance inflows, FDI, and economic growth on income inequality. We include financial development and trade openness as potential determinants of income inequality.
Yuegang Song +4 more
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The impact of remittances on savings, capital and economic growth in small emerging countries
, 2021 This paper uses an OLG model in order to capture the economic and demographic effects of remittances in small open economies. We describe household decisions on education and savings, where elderly people receive remittances and domestic transfers from ...
Zouhair Ait Benhamou, L. Cassin
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The necessity of financial inclusion for enhancing the economic impacts of remittances
, 2021 International remittances by immigrants to their home countries is key in the funding development in migrant-sending countries. This study investigates the combined impact of international remittance inflows and financial inclusion on economic growth ...
Anh Tu Chuc +5 more
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