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This paper studies the impact of remittances on investment. Workers’ remittances to developing countries have grown to … countries and how they interact with remittances is stressed. Data on remittance flow to 79 developing countries during 1995 …-2005 is used. Dynamic panel data approach is applied for this purpose. The results reveal that remittances, high quality …
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and significant relation between remittances and measures of development of the financial sector that is both larger than …
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Remittances by migrants to their countries of origin constitute the largest source of external finance for developing …-foundations of the links between remittances finance and endogenous growth. Our theoretical set up helps to show how local financial … system development and the quality of institutions influence a country’s capacity to take advantage of remittances. Among …
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development in the remittances-inclusive growth relationship. First, evidence based on the system GMM estimator shows that … remittances are not statistically significant in promoting inclusive growth in Africa. Notably, across the economic growth and … income inequality dimensions of inclusive growth, we find that although remittances are ineffective in boosting the former …
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The study employs macrodata on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development (including … evidence from the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii) Africa …'s financial system is not potent enough for repacking remittances towards the equalisation of incomes, and (iii) vis …
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The study employs macro data on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development …. Robust evidence from the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii) Africa …'s financial system is not potent enough for repacking remittances towards the equalisation of incomes, and (iii) vis …
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The study employs macro data on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development …. Robust evidence from the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii) Africa …'s financial system is not potent enough for repacking remittances towards the equalisation of incomes, and (iii) vis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013257108
This study employs macrodata on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development …. Robust evidence based on the dynamic GMM estimator shows that: (i) remittances heighten income inequality in Africa, (ii …) Africa’s financial system is not potent enough for propelling remittances towards the equalisation of incomes, and (iii) vis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013263036
We argue that donors could improve the effectiveness of foreign aid by pursuing complementary and coherent non-aid policies. In particular, we hypothesize that aid from donors that are open to immigration has stronger growth effects than aid from closed donors. We estimate the aid-growth nexus...
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The study investigated the relationship among remittances, financial development and economic growth in a panel of 20 …/ARDL estimations with panel unit root and cointegration tests. After establishing cointegration, remittances and financial development … financial development acted as a substitute in the remittances-growth relationship. Finally, unidirectional causal relationships …
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