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Impact of Remittances on Economic Growth in Africa: An Econometric Analysis

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  • Md. Zobayer Bin Amir

    (Department of Economics, Western Illinois University, USA)

  • Md. Khaled Bin Amir

    (Department of Banking and Insurance, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)

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We propose that natural disasters enable frequent and severe market manipulation. Remittances have impact on economic growth of African nations. We tested this proposition by employing panel data from 42 African nations from 2001 to 2020.The fixed effect model is representative of all models used in this study. The unemployment rate (UR) is used as an instrumental variable in the Generalized Momentum Method (GMM) estimation to reduce the endogeneity problem. This study suggests that remittances have a significant positive impact on the economic growth of African nations.

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  • Md. Zobayer Bin Amir & Md. Khaled Bin Amir, 2024. "Impact of Remittances on Economic Growth in Africa: An Econometric Analysis," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 14(1), pages 64-72, January.
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    Keywords

    Remittances; Economic Growth; Africa; Migration; GDP;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • F24 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Remittances
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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