Arbeitspapier
International remittances and poverty reduction: Evidence from Asian developing countries
International remittances represent the second most important source of external funding for developing countries after foreign direct investment (FDI). This paper examines the impact of international remittances on poverty reduction using the panel data of 10 Asian developing countries. In terms of the dependent variables, this paper sets three poverty indicators: poverty headcount ratio, poverty gap ratio, and poverty severity ratio. Results show that international remittances have a statistically significant impact on the poverty gap ratio and poverty severity ratio under the random effect model of ordinary least squares (OLS) estimates. A 1% increase in international remittances as a percentage of GDP can lead to a 22.6% decline in the poverty gap ratio and a 16.0% decline in the poverty severity ratio in the sample of 10Asian developing countries from 1981 to 2014. In addition, results show that a per capita GDP increase and trade openness can decrease poverty measures, and higher inflation rates may be one of the causes of the poverty.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: ADBI Working Paper ; No. 759
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
General Welfare; Well-Being
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- Thema
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remittances
poverty reduction
developing Asia
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Yoshino, Naoyuki
Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad
Otsuka, Miyu
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
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Tokyo
- (wann)
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2017
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:25 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Yoshino, Naoyuki
- Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad
- Otsuka, Miyu
- Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
Entstanden
- 2017
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