This paper proposes a possible framework for identifying excessive investment. Based on this method, it finds evidence … that some types of investment are becoming excessive in China, particularly in inland provinces. In these regions, private … consumption has on average become more dependent on investment (rather than vice versa) and the impact is relatively short …

The paper reviews the existing evidence on migration-poverty interface in the light of the macro and micro level …

role of remittances in increasing household consumption and investment and thereby their potential for rebalancing economic … growth and creating long-term human and capital investment. The results indicate that remittances negatively influence the … households out of poverty. Remittances thus may help in fighting poverty in the Philippines but not in rebalancing growth …

There is scattered evidence suggesting a positive impact of international remittances on economic insecurity, at both a … impact of remittances on economic security are useful only up to a certain point; beyond that their effect can be influenced … the remittances. The policy implications outlined in the paper include the need for caution and retrospection in certain …

Under Indonesia's anti-poverty program, IDT, the government provided selected poor villages with grants of the same … design, I estimate the returns to public grants, which are designated for investment loans. Results show that the returns are … an increase in PCE, particularly on festivals. These results suggest that the returns to investment capital are limited …

agriculture, and investment of household income in agriculture to be higher in non-migrating households than in migrating … in migrating than non-migrating households. The average share of remittances in household income was 62.50% in migrating … total variation negatively. A large proportion of the remittances were used for consumption purposes, but only 5% was used …