Expatriate workers' remittances represent an important source of financing for low-and
middle-income countries. No consensus, however, has yet emerged regarding the effect of …

There is no consensus in the literature regarding the long-run impact of remittances on
economic growth. Previous studies have shown that it might be related to financial …

International remittances by immigrants to their home countries is key in the funding
development in migrant-sending countries. This study investigates the combined impact of …

Workers' remittance is a major source of foreign exchange earnings and plays an important
role in the economy of Bangladesh. It accounts for 12% of GDP in 2010. This paper …

The global attention paid to cash remittances over the past decade has resulted in an
extremely solid evidence base on international, regional and national level remitting …

The ultimate goal of central banks, worldwide, is to promote the foundations for sustainable
economic growth. In the case of developing economies, in particular, such objective requires …

The potential development impacts of migrant remittances have been subject of extensive
theoretical and empirical explorations. This chapter reviews the economic effects of …

Empirical studies on remittances revealed their key role for the household consumption of
the receiving families, as well as their investment potential with direct influence on economic …

Using an augmented Solow framework and an ARDL bounds test for cointegration, we
explore the short-and long-run effects of remittances, aid and financial deepening on growth …

We examine the long-run relationship between remittances and the real exchange rate for
less-developed countries. In a key departure from the literature, we employ a panel …