Search Results - subject:"Workers’ Remittances"

Transferts Financiers des Migrants et développement en Afrique subsaharienne

TCHAMANBÉ DJINÉ Louise, TDL; MIAMO WENDJI Clovis, MWC - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship Workers’ Remittances, poverty, and economic growth in Sub …-Saharan African countries. Workers’ Remittances seem to affect the economic development of recipient countries in the same way as …, Remittances inflows do not contribute significantly to the reduction of poverty. However, it is important to note that Workers …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257946

Through which channels can remittances spur economic growth in MENA countries?

Mim, Sami Ben; Ali, Mohamed Sami Ben - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012

This paper studies the remittances' effect on economic growth. Using panel data techniques, the authors estimate several specifications to provide support of such relationship for MENA countries over the period 1980-2009. The findings provide new robust evidence on how remittances are used in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646511

Financial Development and Remittances in Africa and the Americas: A Panel Unit-Root Tests and Panel Cointegration Analysis.

Fayissa, Bichaka; Nsiah, Christian - Economics and Finance Department, Jennings A. Jones … - 2012

In view of the sizable increase in recorded migrant workers’ remittances to developing countries from $70 billion in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010599281

Through which channels can remittances spur economic growth in MENA countries?

Mim, Sami Ben; Ali, Mohamed Sami Ben - In: International journal of economic perspectives : IJEP 6 (2012) 3, pp. 279-294

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011587166

Fiscal policy in a small open economy with cross-border labor mobility

Lim, Sokchea; Mahbub Morshed, A. K. M. - In: Journal of macroeconomics 52 (2017), pp. 147-174

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011752859

Remittances and Economic Growth in Africa, Asia, and Latin American-Caribbean Countries: A Panel Unit Root and Panel Cointegration Analysis.

Fayissa, Bichaka; Nsiah, Christian - Economics and Finance Department, Jennings A. Jones … - 2011

This study estimates the macroeconomic impact of remittances and some control variables such as openness of the economy, capital/labor ratio, and economic freedom on the economic growth of African, Asian, and Latin American-Caribbean countries using newly developed panel unit-root tests,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009643960

Oil Prices, External Income, and Growth; Lessons From Jordan

Raissi, Mehdi; Mohaddes, Kamiar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper extends the long-run growth model of Esfahani et al. (2009) to a labor exporting country that receives large inflows of external income?the sum of remittances, FDI and general government transfers?from major oil-exporting economies. The theoretical model predicts real oil prices to be...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401201

Remittances in Pakistan: Why They Have Gone Up and Why They Are Not Coming Down

Kock, Udo; Sun, Yan - In: The Pakistan Development Review 50 (2011) 3, pp. 189-208

The flow of workers’ remittances to Pakistan has more than quadrupled in the last eight years and shows no sign of … growth in the inflow of workers’ remittances to Pakistan is in large part due to an increase in worker migration, (ii) the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010659958

Union of the Comoros; 2010 Article IV Consultation and Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility, Request for Modification of a Performance Criterion, and Financing Assurances Review-Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Comoros.

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

The policies in a challenging political and economic environment are discussed in this study. The importance of reforms to enhance the budget process, tax administration, and expenditure control is encouraged. A higher growth path will require far-reaching structural reforms to bolster Comoros's...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244429

Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development

Jahjah, Samir; Chami, Ralph; Fullenkamp, Connel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

The role of remittances in development and economic growth is not well understood. This is partly because the literatures on the causes and effects of remittances remain separate. We develop a framework that links the motivation for remittances with their effect on economic activity. Because...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599738