Transforming the remittance industry: Harnessing the power of blockchain technology

I Christodoulou, I Rizomyliotis… - Journal of Enterprise …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study employs an interpretivist approach to investigate how blockchain
technology can transform the remittance industry. Design/methodology/approach We …

Remittances, entrepreneurship, and employment dynamics over the business cycle

AF Shapiro, FS Mandelman - Journal of International Economics, 2016 - Elsevier
We incorporate remittances and micro-entrepreneurship (self-employment) into a small
open economy business cycle model with capital and labor market frictions. Countercyclical …

New product introductions for low-income consumers in emerging markets

S Arunachalam, SC Bahadir, SG Bharadwaj… - Journal of the Academy …, 2020 - Springer
Facing growth pressures, firms attempt to target the large low-income consumer segment
present in emerging markets. This multi-method study develops research insights regarding …

Do migrant remittances matter for financial development in Kenya?

RN Misati, A Kamau, H Nassir - Financial Innovation, 2019 - Springer
The paper analyzes the relationship between remittances and financial development using
Kenyan quarterly data from 2006 to 2016. Five different indicators of financial development …

Macroeconomic determinants of remittances to India

P Jijin, AK Mishra, M Nithin - Economic Change and Restructuring, 2022 - Springer
Migration and remittances have always been an exciting arena of research for economists
around the globe. Remittance flows have evolved as a significant economic variable over …

Does digital financial innovation enhance financial deepening and growth in Kenya?

R Misati, J Osoro, M Odongo, F Abdul - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of digital financial innovation on
financial depth and economic growth in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach The study …

Remittance inflows and financial development: evidence from the top recipient countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

F Donou-Adonsou, G Pradhan, HC Basnet - Applied Economics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper utilizes a panel cointegration approach to investigate the relationship between
remittances and financial development in the top remittance recipient countries in Sub …

Heterogeneity in the long-run remittance-output relationship: Theory and new evidence

JN Francois, N Ahmad, A Keinsley, A Nti-Addae - Economic modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
The existing literature focuses extensively on the macroeconomic impact of remittances. Yet,
the plausible heterogeneity in the remittance-output relationship is understudied. Different …

Remittances, ethnic diversity, and entrepreneurship in developing countries

RI Yavuz, B Bahadir - Small Business Economics, 2022 - Springer
This paper examines the moderating influence of home-country ethnic diversity in the
relationship between migrant remittances and new business creation in developing …

The effects of foreign direct investment, trade, aid, remittances and tourism on welfare under terrorism and militancy

O Evans, I Kelikume - International Journal of Management …, 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),
trade, aid, remittances and tourism on welfare under terrorism and militancy. Using Nigeria …