The amount of remittances to developing counties, defined as the flow of monetary and non-
monetary goods, has increased globally and has surpassed the amount of money spent on …

This book has three main objectives. First, it presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the
problem of global poverty. Despite common rhetoric about the benefits of interdisciplinary …

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 …

This paper studies the impact of remittances on cross‐country poverty using a panel data set
from 65 developing counties over a long period 1970–2008. This study differs from the …

Remittances have become an important source of external finance in many developing
countries. This article examines the relationship between remittances, institutions and …

Purpose Poverty is endemic in rural Nigeria and gender disparity in access to productive
resources is a major cause of poverty in the area. Poverty status of rural households along …

The previous study in the migration topic was focused to see its impact to the economic and
social scope only to the origin country. The purposes of this study are to know how does …

This paper investigates the direct effect of institutions on poverty and explores whether the
remittances and poverty link can be strengthened by institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. The …

This paper shows that in Tanzania, economic growth contributes to job creation and
employment opportunities, however, it does very little to curb income inequality. Using …

Objectives Togo is experiencing a growing phenomenon of migration and consequently
receives remittances from international migrants back to their relatives. Remittances …