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Do international remittances promote poverty alleviation? : evidence from low- and middle-income countries
Saptono, Prianto Budi; Mahmud, Gustofan; Lei, Li-fen - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 13 (2022) 1, pp. 1-20
remittances on poverty alleviation using data for 65 low- and- middle-income countries from 2002 to 2016. By using two-stage least …
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Poverty, human capital, life-cycle and the tax and transfer bases : the role of education for development and international competition
Petersen, Hans-Georg - 2011
. The present value of human capital is determined by all future income flows, which at the same time constitute the … individual as well as the total tax base of a nation. Therefore, the income of the productive population determines the total tax … well as the future gross income flows. The costs of public goods and the transfer expenditures have to be financed from the …
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The impact of remittances on poverty alleviation in selected emerging markets
Tsaurai, Kunofiwa - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 21 (2018) 2, pp. 51-68
proponents said that remittances dependence syndrome retards both economic growth and income per capita. Separately, using two … might retard economic growth and income per capita. …
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Multinationals, International Business and Poverty : A Cross-Disciplinary Research Overview and Conceptual Framework
Kolk, Ans - 2018
This paper examines the role of multinationals and international business in poverty alleviation, based on an analysis of articles in the top journals in business, economics, and policy. We develop a conceptual cross-disciplinary framework that maps and disentangles the impact of different types...
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The Impact of the 2008-2009 Global Economic Crisis on a Developing Country’s Economy : Studies from Indonesia
Tambunan, Tulus Tahi Hamonangan - 2011
This paper aims to examine the Indonesian experience with the 2008/09 global economic crisis. The paper is based on secondary data analysis and a review of key literature. It has three main parts. The first part provides empirical evidence of the impact of the crisis on Indonesian economy. The...
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Impact of remittances on fertility : remittances are closely linked to household fertility choices with consequences at the community and country level
Naufal, George - 2015
The growth in the number and in the size of remittances and the stability of these monetary transfers have made them a prime target for policymakers. Because remittance flows go directly to households in emigrants' home countries, one has to wonder about their effects on household...
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Migration for development : from challenges to opportunities
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2017
This contribution investigates the opportunities of migration for developing countries. The benefits of migration for sending countries are often undervalued. But migrants may foster trade, remittances, innovations, investments back home, and even return home at some time with better human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114016
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Will skill-based immigration policies lead to lower remittances? : an analysis of the relations between education, sponsorship, and remittances
Mukhopadhyay, Sankar; Zou, Miaomiao - 2018
family members leads to lower remittance. Furthermore, we show that college educated immigrants from high-income families are … the data. Our extended analysis shows that alternative explanations (such as higher income of more educated immigrants, or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011798154
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Will Skill-Based Immigration Policies Lead to Lower Remittances? An Analysis of the Relations between Education, Sponsorship, and Remittances
Mukhopadhyay, Sankar - 2018
family members leads to lower remittance.Furthermore, we show that college educated immigrants from high-income families are … the data. Our extended analysis shows that alternative explanations (such as higher income of more educated immigrants, or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926721
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Remittances, finance and growth : does financial development foster remittances and their impact on economic growth
Sobiech, Izabela - 2015 - This version: September 19, 2015
In this paper, I measure the importance of remittances and financial development for developing countries. I estimate an index of overall financial conditions and use it to determine the relevance of the financial sector as a transmission channel for remittances to affect economic growth. The...
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