In this paper, I study the effect of remittances on economic growth of the Fiji Islands. I provide empirical evidences … based on data for the period 1979-2007 that remittances have a positive and significant impact on growth of Fiji's economy …. The investigation also indicates the need to encourage financial sector development and consider furthering remittances …

The link between remittances and economic growth is a controversial subject. While for some countries with relatively … high and perpetual remittances inflow, the impact on growth may be positive, but this is not the case for all the … inflow and economic growth of the Philippines. We find remittances to positively affect economic growth and therefore are …

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between remittances, financial sector development, and … are bound together in the long-run. The results also showed that remittances have a negative and significant effect on … of complementarity between remittances and financial sector development in influencing economic growth. In addition …

remittances is rising migration, which has an opportunity cost to economic product at the origin. Net of that cost, there is … little reason to expect large growth effects of remittances in the origin economy. Migration and remittances clearly have …While measured remittances by migrant workers have soared in recent years, macroeconomic studies have difficulty …

Remittances have long been an important source of revenue for many people in the Republic of Niger. In order to fight … remittances on economic growth in Niger and the significance of its contribution in improving the living condition of migrants … remittances in the city of Tahoua (Republic of Niger). The study also performed some tests on the residuals for the accuracy of …

In Bangladesh, remittances have increased sharply over the last 20 years and amount since 2008 to over 10 percent of … GDP. While remittances can foster growth and development as well as prevent balance of payment crises, they can also have …, which would affect economic growth negatively. In this paper an attempt is made to analyze the impact of remittances on …

. Finally, remittances contribute to poverty reduction – especially through their direct effects. Migration and remittances are …The present study re-examines the effects of remittances on growth of GDP per capita using annual panel data for 24 …. However, our analysis also shows that the volatility of capital inflows such as remittances and FDI is harmful to economic …

We study the relationship between remittances and development from an empirical point of view. We also identify the … CONAPO. The data base contains Human Development Index, migratory intensity and remittances for the 2443 Mexican … municipalities. The evidence suggests that remittances have a positive effect on development. However, the relationship is not linear …

migrants’ remittances on financial inclusion in selected SSA countries. Pooled Mean Group (PMG) form of panel ARDL was employed … robustness checks. For the purpose of this empirical investigation, we collected data on Remittances, Account Ownership and … Income Per Capita for 27 SSA countries based on data availability. The conclusion is that remittances have no significant …