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 …

sending countries are often undervalued. But migrants may foster trade, remittances, innovations, investments back home, and …

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 …

A recent study by Giuliano and Ruiz-Arranz (2006) has provided evidence of substitutability between remittances and … inefficiency indicator of the domestic banking system and show that migrants' remittances positively affect economic growth only in …

. Despite the volume and magnitude of remittances that have to serve as an alternative source of investment financing, African …African nations have in time, passed over-relied on remittances inflow to augment domestic finances needed for growth … remains mostly underdeveloped. The altruistic motives of sending remittances to Africa are likely to fade with time. In this …

We study the relationship between remittances and development from an empirical point of view. We also identify the … role that non-migrant women play in this relationship. The source of information is Consejo Nacional de Población de México … CONAPO. The data base contains Human Development Index, migratory intensity and remittances for the 2443 Mexican …

human development index (IHDI) and development expenditure. The IHDI causes more government investment in development …