This paper analyzes the link between remittances inflows and nonperforming loans (NPLs) in a large sample of developing … indicate a stronger marginal impact of remittances in a context of high macroeconomic instability, suggesting a significant … effect of remittances on the likelihood of the private sector’s credit default during shocks. These results hold even after …

An attempt has been made in this paper to examine the impact of international remittances on poverty and income …, between 1980 and 2009, were sampled for the poverty analysis whilst a sample size of 36 was used in the remittances … that remittances have significant poverty-alleviating effect, with the poorest of the poor being the least beneficiaries …

We investigate the impact of remittances on public debt sustainability and detail how the traditional debt-to-GDP ratio … remittance inflows. The main result is that inclusion of remittances into the traditional debt sustainability analysis alters the …

a higher level of reserves, to regional co-insurance facilities to remittances as a counter-cyclical source of foreign …

This paper examines the effectiveness of remittances and official development assistance (ODA) in developing countries … remittances transferred by emigrants to their countries of origin which proved to be quite effective. We find that remittances … addition, remittances tend to be higher than ODA funds, they are absorbed by 80-90 per cent (in comparison with 50 per cent of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to simulate the indirect and direct effects of remittances in developing …-run dynamic multiplier effects of hypothetical temporary changes in remittances, as well as simulates the permanent effects of … observed remittances. Findings – The results indicate positive multiplier effects in general, and they also reveal a …