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This paper reviews the main features of the banking and financial sector in ten new EU members, and then examines the relationship between financial development and economic growth in these countries by estimating a dynamic panel model over the period 1994-2007. The evidence suggests that the...
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We examine the impact of bank competition and institutional factors on net firm entry in a sample of European manufacturing industries over the 1995-2006 period. Taking into account industry differences in the need for external finance, we find that bank competition helps firm entry. In...
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The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the largest recipients of international remittances in the world; from a Balance of … Payments measure of remittances, it ranked tenth in the world in 2008 in the ratio of remittances to GDP, a rapid increase from … 30th place in 2004. Remittances can be used to maintain the household's standard of living by providing income to …
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In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained … be explained by the underlying transnational network contract. Second, remittances sent by foreigners and naturalized … reunification in the destination country and decreases remittances. Third, the structure of the existing social network in Germany …
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Remittances from Germany are substantial. Cross-border transfers to family and friendship networks outside Germany are … and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio …
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We analyze in this paper the impact of male-dominated migration and remittance income on the participation and hours worked decisions of adults left behind, including the hours spent by women in subsistence and domestic work. We differentiate between a 'pure' migration ("M") effect and the joint...
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In this study we analyse the impact of workers' remittances on the decision to migrate by means of cointegration …. One important element of this theory is the role of remittances that is absent in traditional migration theories. In this … workers' remittances (relative to Turkish GDP) is found. We find workers' remittances to be significant in explaining …
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In this paper we examine the interactions between the remittances of the Turkish workers in Germany and the output both … studies. We show that the remittances positively respond to the changes in the German output and do not react at all to the …
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The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data. For our analysis of … the probability and amount of remittances, we do not restrict ourselves on immigrants with a foreign citizenship, but … influences cross-border transfer behavior and (b) reconsidering the theoretical arguments since the motive for remittances might …
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The determinants of migrants' remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In … contrast to previous studies we analyze the motives for remittances not only for foreigners but also for the broader group of … individuals with a personal migration background. Major findings are: First, concerns about xenophobia lead to higher remittances …
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