Essays about: "Remittance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the word Remittance.

  1. 1. Remittances - A Tool for Democratization? A Global Study on Protests and Remittance Flows

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Elias Jbari; Vasu Gandhi; [2021]
    Keywords : remittances; economic development; international migration; structure and scope of government;

    Abstract : Can remittances function as a tool to overthrow political regimes? This paper aims to answer that question while performing an in-depth analysis of the relation between protests and remittances. Remittances refer to the international money flows from emigrants to their relatives in the country of origin. READ MORE

  3. 2. FACTORS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION IN THE PENSION FUND AMONG INFORMAL SECTORS´ WORKERS IN TANZANIA

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mahmoud Seif Mohammed; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The informal sector is crucial in the development of several developing countries as a large percentage of workers are employed or self-employed in this sector. According to the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors Report (2011) which was approved by Social Security Regulatory Authority, approximately 89. READ MORE

  4. 3. Banking the unbanked: Financial inclusion and economic sustainable development for women? : Decolonial perspectives on the gendered migration-remittances-development nexus

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och SamhälleLinköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Heidi Källoff; [2020]
    Keywords : Remittances; the global remittance trend; financial inclusion; economic democratization; sustainable development; austerity; gender mainstreaming; migration management; transnational business feminism; decoloniality; decolonialism;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, a new trend of Global Remittances has emerged within the international development community, especially a growing interest in women’s migration and remittances, and their potential for poverty reduction and economic growth. Due to the staggering amount of transnational money transfers, migrant remittances have become a central component in multilateral discussions on alternative development financing, and has been included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). READ MORE

  5. 4. Do international remittances contribute to achieving the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG1) in development economies? Empirical evidence from Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimator.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Samuel Attafuah; Carl Ljungvall; [2019-07-11]
    Keywords : Remittance; Economic growth; Poverty; Sustainable Development; Autoregressive Distributed Lag ARDL model; Pooled Mean Group PMG estimator;

    Abstract : Eradicating extreme poverty is a fundamental objective and concern for every economy in today’s modernization epoch. Developed countries channel significant amount of financial support annually to poor economies with the core intention of improving their welfare and standard of living. READ MORE

  6. 5. Remittances and Household Expenditure in Jamaica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Frankseco Yorke; [2019]
    Keywords : Remittances; household expenditure; propensity score matching; migration; health; education; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : More than 50 percent of Jamaican households are remittances receiving. Remittances generally form a source of supplemental household income by helping households cover expenses such as utilities,healthcare, education etc. READ MORE