The Impact of Foreign Remittances on Poverty Alleviation
Global Evidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2434244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Muhammad Azam (0000-0001-5405-8628), Arif Khan (0000-0001-7417-3981, Northern University of Malaysia), Muhammad Haseeb (0000-0002-0307-6751, Northern University of Malaysia), Shamzaeffa Samsudin (0000-0001-6222-2328, Northern University of Malaysia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 264-281 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economics & Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2071-789X • E-ISSN: 2306-3459 |
| Publisher | Centre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.14254/2071-789x.2016/9-1/18 |
| OpenAlex | W2546588459 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 15 |
This study using an empirical analysis to examine the impact of foreign remittances along with some other variables (foreign aid, debt, human capital, inflation and income) on poverty alleviation in 39 countries including the lower middle, upper middle and high income countries. The study uses the data covering the period of 1990-2014 and the method of Panel fully modified OLS (FMOLS). The FMOLS estimates reveal that increase in income leads to decrease in poverty. Foreign remittances are found to have positive impact on poverty alleviation and statistically significant only for upper middle income countries. The impacts of aid and debt on poverty are found to be positive, indicating both factors contribute positively to poverty expansion. In the same vein, the results exhibit no visible evidence that foreign aid has an effective apparatus for the poverty mitigation. Thus, policy-makers need to devise an appropriate policy to rationalize dependency on foreign aid and mitigate poverty largely by encouraging remittances inflows.
Debt · Demographic economics · Dependency ratio · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Macroeconomics · Panel data · Population · Poverty · Economic Growth and Development · International Development and Aid · Migration and Labor Dynamics
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |