IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 15 - Remittances, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia: A Critical Review of the Literature and New Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data

IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 15 - Remittances, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia: A Critical Review of the Literature and New Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data (2017); ISBN 978-92-9072-761-3

51 Pages Posted: 11 Dec 2018

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Katsushi S. Imai

The University of Manchester - School of Social Sciences

Bilal Malaeb

Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI)

Fabrizio Bresciani

University of Maryland

Date Written: November 14, 2017

Abstract

Remittances have increased in low-income and lower- middle-income countries in recent years, playing an important role as a stable source of finance at the macro-level, and in poverty reduction at the micro-level. Drawing on a critical review of the literature and econometric analyses based on cross-country panel data, this study examines the relationships among remittances, growth and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific and highlights policy implications to be considered by governments and policy-makers.

Keywords: Remittances, Poverty reduction

Suggested Citation

Imai, Katsushi S. and Malaeb, Bilal and Bresciani, Fabrizio, IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 15 - Remittances, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia: A Critical Review of the Literature and New Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data (November 14, 2017). IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 15 - Remittances, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia: A Critical Review of the Literature and New Evidence from Cross-Country Panel Data (2017); ISBN 978-92-9072-761-3 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3284483

Katsushi S. Imai (Contact Author)

The University of Manchester - School of Social Sciences ( email )

Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Bilal Malaeb

Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) ( email )

Queen Elizabeth House (QEH)
3 Mansfield Road
Oxford, OX1 3TB
United Kingdom

Fabrizio Bresciani

University of Maryland ( email )

College Park
College Park, MD 20742
United States

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