) including the products and services which are illegal. We analyse the effects of these shocks on growth and capital stocks by … growth model. The shadow activity generally has a negative impact on productivity and the capital stock. But its effect on …-state growth rates in the two regions. An increase in illicit sector activity that is mainly expropriated by warlords leads to an …

The growth has been linked to foreign direct investment inflows. This paper examines whether FDI in extractive sector … enhances growth, using data from seven MENA oil producing countries; namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates …. Second, the financial markets are inadequate to spur growth and enhance the role of FDI in the growth process in MENA oil …

What determines remittances – altruism or enlightened self-interest - and do remittances trigger additional migration … effects on receipt of remittances than net earnings potential of households in the country of origin. Second, the receipt of … remittances has a positive effect on emigration intentions of household members living in the country of origin. Therefore …

or personal transfers) by 1139 pairs of migrants and recipients of remittances in Moldova in 2006. Explanatory variables …

remittances to savings. On average, an increase in inward remittances by 1% leads to about 0.10% increase in savings ceteris … case. Quite outstanding here is the observation of the detrimental role of remittances on savings in the long-run once … governance quality in aggregate and disaggregated forms are controlled for, suggesting possible adverse effects of remittances …

according to which remittances could have either a positive or negative developmental impact at community level. For this, we … inquire about the perceptions of migratory processes with focus on the possible effects of remittances in the local economy … opportunity was enhanced by the lifting of visa requirements for Schengen countries. We have also found that remittances …

What determines remittances – altruism or enlightened self-interest - and do remittances trigger additional migration … effects on receipt of remittances than net earnings potential of households in the country of origin. Second, the receipt of … remittances has a positive effect on emigration intentions of household members living in the country of origin. Therefore …

or personal transfers) by 1139 pairs of migrants and recipients of remittances in Moldova in 2006. Explanatory variables … migrant’s irregular legal status in the host country, and short migration spells. -- Migration ; remittances ; Moldova …

In this paper, I study the effect of remittances on economic growth of the Fiji Islands. I provide empirical evidences … based on data for the period 1979-2007 that remittances have a positive and significant impact on growth of Fiji's economy …. The investigation also indicates the need to encourage financial sector development and consider furthering remittances …

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 … inflow and economic growth of the Philippines. We find remittances to positively affect economic growth and therefore are …