The Effects of Remittances on Poverty Alleviation in Transition Countries

• Autorzy: Drinka Peković
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper examines the impact of remittances on poverty measures in transition economies using the panel data for the sample of nine countries in the period of 2002-2013. LSDV (Least Squares Dummy Variable) model with panel-corrected standard errors is used for estimation of remittance effects. The results show that remittances have a significant impact on each of the three poverty measures. Taking into consideration the endogenous regressor problem, a 10-percent increase in remittances per capita will lead to a decline, on average a 4.7 percent in poverty headcount, and also 5.2 percent in poverty depth and 5.8 percent in poverty severity. These results can be important for defining the policy measures on providing more efficient management of remittances. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Poverty; Cash flows; Panel data; Systemic transformations in the economy; Endogenous variable

PL

Ubóstwo; Przepływy pieniężne; Dane panelowe; Przekształcenia systemowe w gospodarce; Zmienna objaśniana

• Czasopismo: Journal of International Studies
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 10
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 37--46

Twórcy

autor

Drinka Peković

• Higher School of Business Studies, Novi Sad, Serbia

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DOI

10.14254/2071-8330.2017/10-4/2