...Kamal Kasmaoui Purpose This paper aims to revisit the relationship between generalised trust, remittances, and the size of the shadow economy by explicitly accounting for institutional quality, financial development, and cross-country heterogeneity. While previous studies, largely based on cross...

...Ibrahim Shaikh; Dinesh Gajurel; Muhammad Rashid; Basu Sharma Purpose Economic models highlight that migrant remittances contribute to the “Dutch disease” by appreciating the real exchange rate and reducing export competitiveness. However, empirical evidence demonstrates cases where remittance...

...Pius Gamette; Nicholas M. Odhiambo; Simplice Asongu Purpose This study examines the influences of remittances and governance in enhancing access to electricity in 40 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Design/methodology/approach Using 5 years of non-overlapping from 1990 to 2022 using...

... urban regions helps promote economic growth. Nevertheless, as a resilient factor, remittances buffer the rapid pace of urbanization and reduce growth by resisting the migration of labor and capital from rural to urban areas. Practical implications The paper's findings suggest policymakers promote...

...Khaled Elorabi; Suryati Ishak; Mohamed Maher Purpose Previous literature has investigated the connection amongst remittances, political stability and unemployment in remittance-receiving economies separately. Besides, they did not cover the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Design...

...SeyedSoroosh Azizi; Abed Aftabi; Mohsen Azizkhani; Kiana Yektansani Purpose This study investigates the impact of international remittances on the economic growth of remittance-receiving countries, using data from 113 developing countries between 1990 and 2015. Design/methodology/approach...

...Yogeeswari Subramaniam; Tajul Ariffin Masron; Nik Hadiyan Nik Azman Purpose The continuous and rapid growth of remittances has become one of the sources of income for millions of poor families in developing countries. As such, an increase of remittance flow can have a significant impact...

...Anupam Das; Adian McFarlane Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of remittance inflows (remittances) on electricity consumption and electric power losses in Jamaica. Design/methodology/approach The authors use annual data from 1976 to 2014 and apply vector error...

...Azizun Nessa Purpose This research develops a dynamic theoretical framework to study the interaction between migrants' remittances and entrepreneurship, together with the effect of these phenomena on inequality and income distribution. Design/methodology/approach It is based on an overlapping...

...Surya Nepal; Sae Woon Park; Sunhae Lee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess the impact of remittances on the economic performance of the 16 Asian developing countries, taking account of their institutional qualities. Design/methodology/approach A panel of 16 Asian...

...SeyedSoroosh Azizi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of international remittances on financial development in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach The focus is on a panel of 124 developing countries for the period 1990–2015. The empirical evidence...

...Simplice Asongu; Nicholas Biekpe; Vanessa Tchamyou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how linkages between information and communication technology (ICT) and remittances affect the doing of business. Design/methodology/approach The focus is on a panel of 49 Sub-Saharan African...

...Roy Peter David Karpestam Purpose The purpose of this paper is to simulate the indirect and direct effects of remittances in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper estimates a dynamic macroeconomic model and estimates the short‐run and long‐run dynamic multiplier effects...

...Ramon A. Castillo‐Ponce; Victor Hugo Torres‐Preciado; Jose Luis Manzanares‐Rivera Purpose Traditionally, remittances have been analyzed in the context of their socioeconomic impact on the receiving communities. Consequently, little is known about the macroeconomic factors that influence...