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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 …
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The literature has mainly focused on analyzing the relationship of remittances with economic growth and social welfare …, neglecting more complex aspects where remittances can have relevant implications. To contribute to the literature, the objective … of this research is to examine the dynamic relationship between remittances, capital formation, structural transformation …
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This paper examines the Lucas Paradox and the Allocation Puzzle of international capital flows referring to a panel data set of EMU countries and major industrialized and emerging economies. Overall, the results do not provide evidence in favour of the Lucas Paradox and the Allocation Puzzle....
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This paper examines the Lucas Paradox and the Allocation Puzzle of international capital flows referring to a panel data set of EMU countries and major industrialized and emerging economies. Overall, the results do not provide evidence in favour of the Lucas Paradox and the Allocation Puzzle....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249651
This paper examines the impact of financial sector foreign direct investment (FSFDI) on economic growth by estimating a panel data model for 11 Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) between 1996 and 2003 in a cross-country growth accounting framework. The analysis concentrates on the...
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This paper examines the state of financial development in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region as well as potential growth and stability implications from further development. The analysis suggests that access to financial institutions has expanded notably in the past decade, and the...
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One of the central concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been the reduction of poverty and inequality so prevalent in the continent. Using large world samples, the literature has found that financial development increases economic growth, increases the income of the poor, and...
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literature with little attention on remittances and the joint effect of financial sector development and remittances. This paper … uses macrodata to examine the linkages between financial development, remittances, and economic growth in Ghana. We … combined effect of financial development and remittances should be of concern to policymakers …
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