Essays about: "remittance and poverty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words remittance and poverty.

1. 1. 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 Samhälle; Linköpings 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

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Out-of-pocket Health Expenditure in Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Matthew Moroni; [2019]
   Keywords : Nepal; healthcare; catastrophic health expenditure; out of pocket expenditure; social capital; identity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Medical care in Nepal is largely financed by the individual, and although insurance programs and subsidies exist, they are limited in coverage, amount of assistance provided, and level of enrollment. Medical needs that extend beyond basic health services, specifically following acute injury can lead to financial difficulties that may jeopardize the ability to maintain basic needs and can push people into cycles of poverty. READ MORE

5. 4. Remittances and welfare in Tajikistan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Rodolfo Eduardo Herrera Martinez; [2015]
   Keywords : Tajikistan; school enrollment; inequality; poverty; remittances; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In many developing countries, migration and remittances have become an important option for households facing poverty, unemployment and lack of opportunities. This raises the question of how effective this strategy is in improving welfare in countries sending migrants abroad and receiving remittances back. READ MORE

6. 5. Remittances and Inequality - a Case Study of Albania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Louise Petersen; [2012]
   Keywords : remittances inequality migration Albania; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The importance of migrants' remittance transfers in global capital flows is steadily growing. A large body of literature has been dedicated to the study of remittances, its underlying causes, and its effects on development in receiving countries. READ MORE