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nonreceiving households, and households with migrant parents to single out the impact of migration and remittances. The results … other household members. Receiving remittances reduces the adverse impact of migration by only 1-3 percentage points. The …
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search information from Google Trends, we take a novel approach to explaining the inflow of remittances to a developing …
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How remittances contribute to the economies of remittance-receiving developing countries is a global issue. Considering … Nepal as a highly remittance-receiving country, this paper primarily examines the impact of remittances on economic growth … the effects of remittances on economic growth. The bound test approach of cointegration and the error correction model …
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Infrastructure plays a key role in promoting and sustaining rapid economic growth. Properly designed infrastructure can also make growth more inclusive by sharing its benefits with poorer groups and communities, especially by connecting remote areas and small and landlocked countries to major...
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The current account surplus of the Republic of Korea (henceforth Korea) increased significantly in the immediate recovery period after the 1997 - 1998 Asian financial crisis. Since then the surplus has gradually diminished, and from 2006 to 2008, the current account was close to being balanced....
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In the context of production linkages in which downstream producers require freight services provided by transport operators, I show that the strategic choice of using an alternative transport mode does not necessarily induce lower access charges, relative to the standard transport mode....
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to identify major determinants of remittances using gravity models of bilateral remittances. We find that bilateral …. The degree to which remittances are countercyclical is found to vary significantly by subregion: Central Asia and … estimated models suggest that migrant stock is a top determinant of remittances, and that an increase in bilateral remittances …
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, and economic development and whether inward remittances may help to construct an inclusive financial system. Using both … endogeneity-robust generalized method of moments and a structural equation model, our results show that remittances and financial … remittances and improve financial inclusion status are of great importance and could pull middle-income countries out of middle …
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in the Pacific island countries in maximizing the benefits of migration and remittances on their economic development. We … remittances by switching to the lowest-cost providers. We also find that exposure to new information thanks to migration … experiences, frequent remittances, and residential islands are the key household characteristics to voluntarily shift from cash …
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enhance the productive utilization of remittances and strengthen institutional quality. However, it is important to note that …
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