poverty and income inequality have invited increasing volumes of research focusing on the nexus between equity and efficient … and economic growth. Developing countries on the other hand, especially countries in Asia are in the process of shifting … into a middle income country (ADB, 2014). This has stimulated the need to understand causes of inequality and poverty for …

This study examines the potential of remittances for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in Asian countries … poverty rate, but they tend to decrease the poverty gap and thereby ameliorate the depth of poverty. The estimates suggest … that a 10% increase in remittances decreases the poverty gap by about 0.7-1.4%. The paper also explores the robustness of …