The impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorEllyne, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMahlalela, Noxoloen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-24T09:09:40Z
dc.date.available2017-01-24T09:09:40Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractVery limited empirical studies exist on the impact of remittances on poverty in Africa. To fill this gap in the literature, this study analyses the impact of remittances on poverty in a panel of 32 African countries. The study expands upon earlier work by including two additional foreign currency inflows, exports and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Accounting for possible heteroscedasticity and endogeneity, the results consistently show that remittances significantly reduce poverty. Exports and ODA are found to have a statistically insignificant effect on poverty. The absence of a significant relationship between exports, ODA and poverty suggest that the growth gains from exports and ODA fail to trickle down to the poor. These results highlight the significance of remittances as a source of finance for development.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMahlalela, N. (2016). <i>The impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22974en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMahlalela, Noxolo. <i>"The impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22974en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMahlalela, N. 2016. The impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mahlalela, Noxolo AB - Very limited empirical studies exist on the impact of remittances on poverty in Africa. To fill this gap in the literature, this study analyses the impact of remittances on poverty in a panel of 32 African countries. The study expands upon earlier work by including two additional foreign currency inflows, exports and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Accounting for possible heteroscedasticity and endogeneity, the results consistently show that remittances significantly reduce poverty. Exports and ODA are found to have a statistically insignificant effect on poverty. The absence of a significant relationship between exports, ODA and poverty suggest that the growth gains from exports and ODA fail to trickle down to the poor. These results highlight the significance of remittances as a source of finance for development. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - The impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysis TI - The impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22974 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22974
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMahlalela N. The impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22974en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherApplied Economicsen_ZA
dc.titleThe impact of remittances on poverty in Africa: A cross-country empirical analysisen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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