Despite the sharply increasing remittances in developing countries (especially in the AsiaPacific region), the … relationship between remittances and domestic investment in recipient countries has not been fluently evidenced. This paper aims to … fill the empirical gap in the Asia-Pacific region by investigating the impact of remittances on domestic investment with a …

That remittances are a stable source of external finance seems to have become the received wisdom. In addition, many … studies have found remittances to behave counter-cyclically, increasing during crises and times of hardship for the recipient … countries. Are remittances reliable macroeconomic stabilizers? To answer this question, the present study examines the stability …

This chapter discusses the role of personal remittances and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as forms of international … private aid. We argue that remittances and FDIs are not only the most prevalent forms of private aid, but also the most …. Globalization has increased the flow of remittances and FDI from developed to developing economies. The increased flow of funds …