We examine the effect of remittances on the legitimacy of democracy in Africa, testing whether remittance recipients … are less likely to support democracy than are non-recipients. We hypothesise that the effect of remittances on support for … remittances on the degree of support for democracy depends on the cluster. Our results support that remittances may be a curse for …

Mobile remittances have a high development potential as they hold the promise of providing quick, easy and cheap money …, enabling greater opportunities for mobile remittances. The rise of mobile banking in Africa, however, differs substantially … offers for mobile remittances vary geographically. The services provided do not always meet the needs of remittance senders …

How responsive are remittances to various disasters, both natural and human-made? And would remittances be affected by … over the period 1980 to 2007, we find that remittances are slow to respond to natural disasters, unresponsive to outbreaks … incomes, migration stocks, exchange rates, and the banking system. The relative persistence of remittances suggests that it is …

deprivation in infrastructure and the multi-dimensional index, while we find no significant results for remittances sent to the …

This paper investigates the effect of international remittances and migration on household welfare in Ethiopia. We … before and after the households began receiving remittances, the study sheds light on the changes in welfare associated with … international migration and remittances. The results reveal that remittances have a significant impact on a welfare variable that …

The sign of worker remittances in growth regressions is heavily disputed in the literature. Comparing two growth … the variance inflation factors (VIF). In our case the variance inflation factor for remittances depends on the use of a … of remittances is positive. …

variables of this sample. As savings react much more strongly than investment an important benefit of remittances is that less …Remittances may have an impact on economic growth through channels to physical and human capital. We estimate two … remittances in 2003. The countries with per capita income below $1200 benefit most from remittances in the long run because they …