Why do migrants remit?

S Azizi - The World Economy, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines primary incentives of remitting. Using estimated bilateral data on
remittances, this paper demonstrates that a rise in the home (remittance‐receiving) country's …

A systematic conceptual review of financial access

J Birkenmaier, J Huang - Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Financial access is used in practice and research as an important concept relevant to
financial capability and financial well‐being. This study examines the literature on individual …

Diaspora remittances and financial inclusion in Kenya

EK Arthur, SM Musau, FM Wanjohi - European Journal of Business and …, 2020 - ejbmr.org
This study examined the effect of diaspora remittances on financial inclusion in Kenya for a
quarterly period from 2008 to 2018. The Kenyan government's commitment to include the …

Assessing the impact of social grants on household welfare using propensity score matching approach

T Zwane, M Biyase, S Rooderick - International Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of social grants on rural household
welfare in a village located in one of the poorest provinces in South Africa–KwaZulu Natal …

Remittance and financial inclusion in refugee migrants: inverse probability of treatment weighting using the propensity score

NH Wellalage, S Locke - Applied Economics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper investigates the impact on remittances on financial inclusion of refugee migrants.
While financial inclusion is gaining traction in the humanitarian and development literature …

The role of international mobile remittances in promoting financial inclusion and development

A Nyanhete - European Journal of Sustainable Development, 2017 - ecsdev.org
The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution that international mobile
remittances make in promoting financial inclusion and development. We use the case of the …

Remittances, ICT and pension income coverage: The international evidence

D Adeabah, S Asongu, C Andoh - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the impact of remittances and information and communication
technology (ICT) on pension at the country level. Our empirical evidence, based on data …

Smooth operator: remittances and household consumption during fiscal shocks

K Beaton, S Cevik, SR Yousefi - The BE Journal of Macroeconomics, 2018 - degruyter.com
With 250 million migrants globally, remittances are one of the major sources of income in
many developing countries. While there is abundant evidence that remittances facilitate …

Migrant remittances and financial inclusion in Africa: a dynamic and long-run approach

AY Barnabe - Handbook of Research on Institution Development for …, 2021 - igi-global.com
The main objective of this chapter is to examine the effect of migrant remittances on financial
inclusion in Africa from 2004 to 2017. Thus, the authors constructed a composite index of …

Fintech revolution in transition countries–remittances and mobile money

CP Ilinitchi - Journal Transition Studies Review, 2020 - transitionacademiapress.org
Transition countries experienced massive emigration after the fall of the Soviet Union. Many
of them currently rely on remittances from abroad. The number of Remittances Services …