Raising the minimum wage in developing countries could increase or decrease poverty, depending on labor market … poor households. Whether raising minimum wages reduces poverty depends not only on whether formal sector workers lose jobs …

The aim of this article is to investigate the causal relationship between remittances and poverty reduction for 14 …-stationary dynamic panel data. Our estimation results reveal that causality nexus of poverty and remittances is bi-directional. We also … find that the causal impact of poverty reduction on remittance is stronger than the reverse impact. Indeed, despite of its …

remittances on poverty alleviation using data for 65 low- and- middle-income countries from 2002 to 2016. By using two-stage least … product (GDP) significantly mitigate poverty. On average, a 10-percentage-point increase in remittances will lead to a similar … decrease in the poverty headcount ratio at USD 1.90 a day, a 4.8-percentage-point decline in poverty gap ratio at USD 1.90 a …

The study explored the impact of remittances on poverty in selected emerging markets. On the theoretical front, the … optimistic view argued that remittances inflow into the labour exporting country reduces poverty whereas the pessimistic view … measures of poverty [the poverty headcount ratio at US $1.90 and US $3.10 a day (% of population)] as dependent variables, the …

This article examines the causal relationship between foreign aid, poverty, and economic growth in 82 developing … relationship between economic growth and poverty; (b) a unidirectional causal relationship from economic growth to foreign aid; and … (c) unidirectional causality from poverty to foreign aid. In the long-run, the study found that (a) foreign aid tends to …

The study examined the impact of globalization on poverty rate with evidence from middle-income country. It focused on … globalization had negative and significant impact on poverty rate in Nigeria. Therefore, the conclusion was made that globalization … had contributed significantly in reducing poverty rate in Nigeria. The study recommended the need for the government to …

regard, the present study examined the role of institutional conditions in the impact of economic growth on poverty in middle … will reduce poverty to a greater extent. Research limitations/implications: In this study, we faced data limitations on … poverty, and many countries did not have continuous annual data. Originality/value: To my knowledge, no study has been …

poverty for a panel of 35 developed and 79 developing countries over the period 1984-2013 using two-stage least squares … institutions mitigate poverty, with the latter being more efficient than the former. The institutions strengthen the ability of the … financial system to alleviate poverty. Further, the empirics state that both access(outreach) and depth (credit extension) of …

Financial inclusion is a key element of social inclusion, particularly useful in combat-ing poverty and income … investigate the impact of financial inclusion on reducing poverty and income inequality, and the determinants and conditional … robust evidence that financial inclusion significantly reduces poverty rates and income inequality in developing countries …