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remittances and growth has not been adequately studied. This paper studies one of the links between remittances and growth, in …-constructed dataset for remittances covering about 100 developing countries, we find that remittances boost growth in countries with less …Despite the increasing importance of remittances in total international capital flows, the relationship between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267976
remittances and growth has not been adequately studied. This paper studies one of the links between remittances and growth, in …-constructed dataset for remittances covering about 100 developing countries, we find that remittances boost growth in countries with less …Despite the increasing importance of remittances in total international capital flows, the relationship between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566488
migrants send home. This paper examines whether remittances actually increase with migrants’ education level. The determinants … of remittances it considers include migration levels or rates, migrants’ education level, and source countries’ income …, financial sector development and expected growth rate. The estimation takes potential endogeneity into account, an issue not …
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remittances-growth link because previous studies have not correctly controlled for endogeneity. Using Dynamic Data Panel estimates … we find that remittances exert a weakly positive impact on long-term macroeconomic growth. The paper also considers the …There is considerable debate regarding the relative contribution of international migrants' remittances to sustainable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268033
find that remittances exert a weakly positive impact on long-term macroeconomic growth. The paper also considers the …There is considerable debate regarding the relative contribution of international migrants’ remittances to sustainable … economic development. While the rates and levels of officially recorded remittances to developing countries has increased …
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In this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving … country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275920
This paper focuses on the effects of domestic and international remittances on children's well-being. Using data from … remittance recipient and non-recipient households. The results of our cross-section and panel analyses indicate that remittances … increase schooling and reduce child labour. Although international remittances are found to have a stronger beneficial impact …
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This paper focuses on the effects of domestic and international remittances on children's well-being. Using data from … remittance recipient and non-recipient households. The results of our cross-section and panel analyses indicate that remittances … increase schooling and reduce child labour. Although international remittances are found to have a stronger beneficial impact …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884249
In this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving … country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later … attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762189
show a significant impact of openness on productivity growth. We find also an effect, significant at the ten per cent level …, of the level of human capital on the level of income but no effect on underlying productivity growth. Our preferred … empirical analysis of economic growth. …
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