Remittances, savings, education and growth: system GMM estimation with no outlier
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔlnGDPCt–1 | −0.0163* | −0.0168* | −0.0181** | −0.0173* | −0.0181** |
| (0.0108) | (0.0106) | (0.0103) | (0.0109) | (0.0107) | |
| [REMIT/GDP]it–5 | 0.0184*** | 0.0341*** | 0.0281*** | 0.0177*** | 0.0458*** |
| (0.0016) | (0.0027) | (0.0021) | (0.0021) | (0.0043) | |
| [SAV/GDP]it–5 | 0.0036 | 0.0059 | |||
| (0.0043) | (0.0042) | ||||
| LNCOMMODPXit | 0.0352* | 0.0364* | 0.0355* | 0.0359* | 0.0363* |
| (0.0200) | (0.0202) | (0.0196) | (0.0202) | (0.0196) | |
| POLREGIMEit | 0.0232*** | 0.0226*** | 0.0219*** | 0.0223*** | 0.0214*** |
| (0.0063) | (0.0060) | (0.0064) | (0.0057) | (0.0068) | |
| [AID/GDP]it | 0.0351*** | 0.0356 | 0.0351*** | 0.0364 | 0.0357* |
| (0.0113) | (0.0302) | (0.0112) | (0.0305) | (0.0204) | |
| [EXTDEBT/GDP]it | −0.0332*** | −0.0338*** | −0.0395*** | −0.0334*** | −0.0393*** |
| (0.0091) | (0.0092) | (0.0081) | (0.0094) | (0.0080) | |
| [FINDEVT/GDP]it | −0.0021 | −0.0013 | −0.0035 | −0.0012 | −0.0038 |
| (0.0051) | (0.0052) | (0.0055) | (0.0050) | (0.0053) | |
| INFLit | 0.0077** | 0.0050 | 0.0091*** | 0.0037 | 0.0093*** |
| (0.0036) | (0.0057) | (0.0032) | (0.0056) | (0.0033) | |
| EDUit–5 | 0.0083** | 0.0080** | |||
| (0.0036) | (0.0035) | ||||
| [REMIT*SAV/GDP]it–5 | 0.0011** | ||||
| (0.0005) | |||||
| [REMIT*EDU]it–5 | 0.0086*** | ||||
| (0.0027) | |||||
| Constant | −0.125* | −0.127* | −0.125* | −0.123* | −0.128* |
| (0.0807) | (0.0805) | (0.0804) | (0.0803) | (0.0808) | |
| Observations | 924 | 924 | 924 | 924 | 924 |
| No. of countries | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔlnGDPCt–1 | −0.0163* | −0.0168* | −0.0181** | −0.0173* | −0.0181** |
| (0.0108) | (0.0106) | (0.0103) | (0.0109) | (0.0107) | |
| [REMIT/GDP]it–5 | 0.0184*** | 0.0341*** | 0.0281*** | 0.0177*** | 0.0458*** |
| (0.0016) | (0.0027) | (0.0021) | (0.0021) | (0.0043) | |
| [SAV/GDP]it–5 | 0.0036 | 0.0059 | |||
| (0.0043) | (0.0042) | ||||
| LNCOMMODPXit | 0.0352* | 0.0364* | 0.0355* | 0.0359* | 0.0363* |
| (0.0200) | (0.0202) | (0.0196) | (0.0202) | (0.0196) | |
| POLREGIMEit | 0.0232*** | 0.0226*** | 0.0219*** | 0.0223*** | 0.0214*** |
| (0.0063) | (0.0060) | (0.0064) | (0.0057) | (0.0068) | |
| [AID/GDP]it | 0.0351*** | 0.0356 | 0.0351*** | 0.0364 | 0.0357* |
| (0.0113) | (0.0302) | (0.0112) | (0.0305) | (0.0204) | |
| [EXTDEBT/GDP]it | −0.0332*** | −0.0338*** | −0.0395*** | −0.0334*** | −0.0393*** |
| (0.0091) | (0.0092) | (0.0081) | (0.0094) | (0.0080) | |
| [FINDEVT/GDP]it | −0.0021 | −0.0013 | −0.0035 | −0.0012 | −0.0038 |
| (0.0051) | (0.0052) | (0.0055) | (0.0050) | (0.0053) | |
| INFLit | 0.0077** | 0.0050 | 0.0091*** | 0.0037 | 0.0093*** |
| (0.0036) | (0.0057) | (0.0032) | (0.0056) | (0.0033) | |
| EDUit–5 | 0.0083** | 0.0080** | |||
| (0.0036) | (0.0035) | ||||
| [REMIT*SAV/GDP]it–5 | 0.0011** | ||||
| (0.0005) | |||||
| [REMIT*EDU]it–5 | 0.0086*** | ||||
| (0.0027) | |||||
| Constant | −0.125* | −0.127* | −0.125* | −0.123* | −0.128* |
| (0.0807) | (0.0805) | (0.0804) | (0.0803) | (0.0808) | |
| Observations | 924 | 924 | 924 | 924 | 924 |
| No. of countries | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Note(s): ***, **, * denote significance at 1, 5 and 10% levels respectively, Values in ( ) are robust standard errors
Source(s): Authors, 2024