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The response of remittances inflows to asymmetric oil price shocks in Egypt

Zahran, Mohamed Samir Abdalla - In: Review of economics and political science : REPS 8 (2023) 6, pp. 520-539

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the dynamic relationship between remittances inflows of Egyptians working abroad and asymmetric oil price shocks. Design/methodology/approach - This study uses a vector autoregressive (VAR) model to explain the impulse response...

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Human capital flight and output growth nexus : evidence from Nigeria

Adeosun, Oluyemi Theophilus; Popogbe, Oluwaseyi Omowunmi - In: Review of economics and political science : REPS 6 (2021) 3, pp. 206-222

/methodology/approach Leveraging on the macro-level approach to migration, remittances and the economy, this research considers the nexus among the … to be more disadvantageous for the economy, given its negative relationship with economic growth despite the large volume …

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Migrants' remittances and economic growth in Egypt : an empirical analysis from 1980 to 2017

Qutb, Rasha - In: Review of economics and political science : REPS 7 (2022) 3, pp. 154-176

Purpose - Migrants' remittances to Egypt have increased considerably in both size and importance over the past 40 years. This increase has made Egypt one of the top remittance recipients in the world and the leading recipient country in the Middle East. As migrant remittances are one of Egypt's...

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The impact of personal remittance and RMG export income on income inequality in Bangladesh : evidence from an ARDL approach

Islam, Md. Saiful; Azad, Abul Kalam - In: Review of economics and political science : REPS 9 (2024) 2, pp. 134-150

income for Bangladesh's economy. The study investigates their impact on income inequality and gross domestic product (GDP) as …

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Do Internal and International Remittances Matter to Health, Education and Labor of Children? The Case of Vietnam

Nguyen, Cuong; Nguyen, Hoa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

Using data from Vietnam Household and Living Standard Surveys in 2006 and 2008, the paper estimates the effect of the … Vietnam. It shows that there are no statistically significant effects of receipt of remittances on school enrolment of …

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The Impact of International Remittances on Income, Work Efforts, Poverty and Inequality: Evidence from Vietnam

Nguyen, Cuong; van den Berg, Marrit; Lensink, Robert - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

recent Vietnam Household and Living Standard Surveys, the paper estimates the effect of remittances on per capita income, per … Vietnam increases household income and expenditure. Yet, the study also finds evidence that international remittances may …

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Remittances, Living Arrangements, and the Welfare of the Elderly

Pfau, Wade Donald; Giang, Thanh Long - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

During a time of rapid economic transformation in Vietnam, we examine two possibilities for elderly support: living … together with children and receiving remittances. Our analysis uses four household surveys conducted in Vietnam between 1992 …, and our findings suggest that expanding the pension system in Vietnam can potentially play an important role in reducing …

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Groups Excluded from ‘Representative’ Household Surveys: An Analysis Based on Remittances Sent and Received in Vietnam

Pfau, Wade Donald - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The Vietnam Living Standard Surveys (VLSS) are supposed to be representative of the entire population in Vietnam …

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Is Stock Market Sensitive to Foreign Capital Inflows and Economic Growth? Evidence from Pakistan

Raza, Syed Ali; Jawaid, Syed Tehseen; Afshan, Sahar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This study investigates the impact of foreign capital inflows and economic growth on stock market capitalization in Pakistan by using the annual time series data from the period of 1976 to 2011. The ARDL bound testing cointegration approach confirms the valid long run relationship between...

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Workers’ Remittances and Economic Growth in South Asia

Jawaid, Syed Tehseen; Raza, Syed Ali - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This study investigates the effect of workers’ remittances on economic growth of five South Asian countries namely Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Nepal by employing long time series data from 1975 to 2009. Cointegration results confirm that there exist significant positive long run...

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