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Remittances, the part of the migrant's income sent back to their family living in the origin country, have become a … Sustainable Development Goals; it is also an important policy objective as it helps to bring remittances into the formal economy … and to what extent the reduction in the cost of remittances increases the flow of remittances to developing countries, and …
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Remittances, the part of the migrant's income sent back to their family living in the origin country, have become a … Sustainable Development Goals; it is also an important policy objective as it helps to bring remittances into the formal economy … and to what extent the reduction in the cost of remittances increases the flow of remittances to developing countries, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012158911
In this paper, I measure the importance of remittances and financial development for developing countries. I estimate … channel for remittances to affect economic growth. The index brings together information from existing measures, reflecting … the more financial development in a country, the smaller becomes the impact of remittances on economic growth and it can …
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It is time to fundamentally reframe the research agenda on remittances, payments, and development. We describe many of … why these questions dominate, the most important of which is that researchers tend to view remittances as states do (as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013052162
undermine the effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), official development assistance (ODA) and migrants’ remittances on … economic expansion. Based on neoclassical growth framework, the theoretical model indicates that FDI, ODA, and remittances …
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Remittances have greatly increased during recent years, becoming an important and reliable source of funds for many … developing countries. Therefore, there is a strong incentive for receiving countries to attract more remittances, especially … apply a two-step method akin to two stage least squares to deal with the endogeneity of remittances and potential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013114957
Remittances have greatly increased during recent years, becoming an important and reliable source of funds for many … developing countries. Therefore, there is a strong incentive for receiving countries to attract more remittances, especially … apply a two-step method akin to two stage least squares to deal with the endogeneity of remittances and potential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316200
Migrant remittances increased strongly since the 1980s, becoming an important and reliable source of funds for many … developing countries. Therefore, there is a strong incentive for receiving countries to attract more remittances, especially … remittances and potential measurement errors. We find a strong positive statistical and economic effect of remittances on …
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Remittances have risen spectacularly in recent decades, capturing the attention of researchers and policymakers and … spurring debate on their pros and cons. Remittances can improve the well-being of family members left behind and boost the …
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Migrants' remittances to developing countries have increased in recent decades, partly due to reduced transactions … explanation. Despite the difficulties female migrants encounter in the labor market, their total remittances may be higher and …
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