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This paper studies the remittances' effect on economic growth. Using panel data techniques, the authors estimate … provide new robust evidence on how remittances are used in MENA countries and detect the main channels which may interfere in … this process. Estimation outcomes show that the most important part of remittances is consumed and that remittances …
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This paper studies the remittances' effect on economic growth. Using panel data techniques, the authors estimate … provide new robust evidence on how remittances are used in MENA countries and show the main channels which may interfere in … this process. Estimation outcomes show that the most important part of remittances is consumed and that remittances …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424668
This paper studies the remittances' effect on economic growth. Using panel data techniques, the authors estimate … provide new robust evidence on how remittances are used in MENA countries and show the main channels which may interfere in … this process. Estimation outcomes show that the most important part of remittances is consumed and that remittances …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307966
This paper studies the remittances' effect on economic growth. Using panel data techniques, the authors estimate … provide new robust evidence on how remittances are used in MENA countries and detect the main channels which may interfere in … this process. Estimation outcomes show that the most important part of remittances is consumed and that remittances …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010310079
inflow and economic growth of the Philippines. We find remittances to positively affect economic growth and therefore are …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 …
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Savings problem has become a crucial issue since it is one of the reasons of today's frequently-observed-financial crisis. There are several theories explaining this problem in the framework of consumption theory. Inequality in income distribution affects saving behavior. In this sense, our...
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The U.S. is the largest source country of remittances with an outflow of more than $70 billion estimated for 2016 … determinants of remittances originating from the United States for a diverse set of approximately 3,800 households with at least … 0.20-0.30. Remittances are more responsive to earnings in households with more adult women relative to men. …
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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 …
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We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The …
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