Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty in Ghana. With only one exception, he … finds that both types of remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Ghana. But the size of the poverty …The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from …

Macro- and micro-economic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing households against natural … disasters and in coping with the loss afterwards. Analysis of cross-country macroeconomic data shows that remittances increase … with drought. In Burkina Faso and Ghana, international remittance-receiving households, especially those receiving …

Macro- and micro-economic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing households against natural … disasters and in coping with the loss afterwards. Analysis of cross-country macroeconomic data shows that remittances increase … after the 1998 flood. Ethiopian households that receive international remittances seem to rely more on cash reserves and …

This study examined the short and long-run effects of private remittances on household consumption in Ghana from 1980 … relationship. Results showed that remittances positively impacted household consumption in Ghana in both the short and long …-run howbeit, statistically insignificant. Hence, it was recommended, among other things that the government of Ghana collaborates …

Macro- and micro-economic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing households against natural … disasters and in coping with the loss afterwards. Analysis of cross-country macroeconomic data shows that remittances increase … after the 1998 flood. Ethiopian households that receive international remittances seem to rely more on cash reserves and …