In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the world context … negative effect on development in Africa. To develop this claim we distinguish between three sorts of colonies: (1) those which …

We implement a randomized experiment offering Salvadoran migrants matching funds for educational remittances, which are … remittances. …

differences, international trade, remittances, and a heterogeneous workforce. We compare welfare under the observed levels of … flows - such as Jamaica or El Salvador - are also better off due to migration, but for a different reason: remittances. The …% in countries with large incoming remittances. Our results are robust to accounting for imperfect transferability of …

Using new data matching remittances and monthly payroll disbursals, we demonstrate how fluctuations in migrants …' earnings in the United Arab Emirates affect their remittances. We consider three types of income fluctuations that are … observable by families at home: seasonalities, weather shocks and a labor reform. Remittances move with all of these income …

Africa’s recent economic growth is at a historical high. The patterns associated with this growth appear to be quite … of Africa’s growth. One thing is clear: the recent growth is not well understood. Against this background, we adapt Lewis …’s (1954) dual-economy model to the economies of Africa to better understand the role that the “in-between” sector as defined …

-specific pre-colonial institutions in shaping comparative regional development in Africa. We utilize information on the spatial …

Africa's recent growth performance has raised expectations of a bright economic future for the continent after decades … of decline. Yet there is a genuine question about whether Africa's growth can be sustained, and if so, at what level. The …

In the new millennium, the Western aid effort towards Africa has surged due to writings by well-known economists, a … celebrity mass advocacy campaign, and decisions by Western leaders to make Africa a major foreign policy priority. This survey … contrasts the predominant "transformational" approach (West saves Africa) to occasional swings to a "marginal" approach (West …

sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests that what are usually regarded as first-order problems -- broad … institutions, macroeconomic stability, trade openness, education, and inequality -- may not nowbe binding constraints in Africa … Africa. A key question is to what extent Africa can rely on manufactured exports as a mode of "escape from underdevelopment …

the Philippine peso leads to increases in household remittances received from overseas. The estimated elasticity of … Philippine-peso remittances with respect to the Philippine/foreign exchange rate is 0.60. These positive income shocks lead to …