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Remittances, Institutions and Economic Growth

Catrinescu, Natalia, Leon-Ledesma, Miguel A., Piracha, Matloob E, Quillin, Bryce (2009) Remittances, Institutions and Economic Growth. World Development, 37 (1). pp. 81-92. ISSN 0305-750X. (doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.02.004) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:6258)

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Abstract

There is considerable debate regarding the relative contribution of international migrants' remittances to sustainable economic development. While officially recorded remittances to developing countries have increased over the last decade. research has not come to a consensus over whether remittances, have a positive or negative impact on long-run growth. This paper argues that contradictory findings have emerged when looking at the remittances-growth link because of an omitted variable bias: specifically, remittances will be more likely to contribute to longer-term growth ill countries with higher quality political and economic policies and institutions

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.02.004
Uncontrolled keywords: international migration; remittances; growth; institutions; growth regressions
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics
Depositing User: Miguel Leon-Ledesma
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2009 14:05 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:44 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/6258 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Leon-Ledesma, Miguel A..

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Piracha, Matloob E.

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