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The long-run impact of remittances on house prices in Kenya

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  • Fredrick Chege
  • Hassan F. Gholipour
  • Sharon Yam

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Purpose - Given the coincidental and sustained rise in house prices and foreign capital flows in Kenya, this study aims to understand whether a long-run relationship exists between real diaspora remittances and real house prices. Design/methodology/approach - This study uses data from 2004-Q1 to 2020-Q4 and applies an autoregressive distributed lag model for estimation. Findings - The results indicate that a positive and significant relationship exists between real remittances and real house prices in Kenya in the long run. Originality/value - To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no study exploring the relationship between real remittance inflows and house prices in Kenya, after controlling for other key macroeconomic determinants of house prices. This study addresses this research gap.

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  • Fredrick Chege & Hassan F. Gholipour & Sharon Yam, 2023. "The long-run impact of remittances on house prices in Kenya," International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 17(6), pages 1540-1557, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijhmap:ijhma-04-2023-0047
    DOI: 10.1108/IJHMA-04-2023-0047
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