Essays about: "Peter Holmvall"

Found 2 essays containing the words Peter Holmvall.

  1. 1. Remittances and Poverty - a Case Study of the Philippines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Peter Holmvall; [2007]
    Keywords : remittances; poverty; Income Inequality; Rural; Urban; the Philippines; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Remittances are the second largest inflow of capital to the Philippines after Foreign Direct Investment. The Philippines are a lower middle income country with about 33 percent of its 76.5 million population living in poverty. Earlier research on remittances and poverty agrees on the positive effects of remittances on poverty. READ MORE

  3. 2. Migration and Remittances - A Case Study of the Philippines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Peter Holmvall; [2006]
    Keywords : remittances; migration; Philippines; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Capital movement in the world has great impact on economies. Remittances to developing countries are today seen as an important channel for economic growth in less developed countries (LDCs). The purpose of this thesis is to examine migration and remittances to and from the Philippines. READ MORE