. In this context, this study focuses on exploring the effects of remittances on the energy poverty of 13 Latin American … moments, are employed to address potential endogeneity issues. The results suggest that remittances play a significant role in … growth and financial development act as mediators, allowing remittances to indirectly contribute to mitigating energy poverty …

migration and a sharp growth in the remittances-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio; in 2011/12 it was about 23%. The … conventional IG explanation highlights the contribution of remittances to household income and poverty reduction. However …, households are spending remittances largely on consumer activities; therefore, this situation is labeled as "short-term" IG …

In this study, we explore the hypotheses that (a) workers' remittances enhance economic growth in Latin American … countries, and (b) workers' remittances help reduce poverty in Latin American countries. In recent decades, workers' remittances … have become an important source of income for many developing countries and, as a global aggregate, workers' remittances …