The Effects Of Remittances On Economic Growth: Reexamining The Role Of Institutions

This study employs data for 106 developing countries from 1996 to 2013

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 May 2018
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Economic Growth, Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Issahaku, H, Abor, J.Y., Amidu, M

Abstract

The extant literature is unclear about the effects of remittances on economic growth and the role of governance institutions. This study contributes to knowledge by investigating how domestic institutional capacity determines the ability of developing countries to benefit from remittance inflows. The authors employ data for 106 developing countries over a 13-year period (1996 to 2013) to test 2 related hypotheses.

This is an output from the ‘Delivering Inclusive Financial Development and Growth’ project

Citation

Issahaku, Haruna & Abor, Joshua Yindenaba & Amidu, Mohammed. The Effects Of Remittances On Economic Growth: Reexamining The Role Of Institutions. The Journal of Developing Areas, vol. 52 no. 4, 2018, pp. 29-46. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/jda.2018.0050

The Effects Of Remittances On Economic Growth: Reexamining The Role Of Institutions

Published 1 May 2018
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