Foreign Remittances and Regional Poverty: Evidence from Household Data

Imran, Kashif; Devadason, Evelyn S.; Cheok, Cheong Kee

doi:10.1111/imig.12681

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“…The history of international migration to GCC countries dated back to the formation of the Figure 1 shows a considerably large increase in international migration from Pakistan toward The presence of the large Pakistani emigrant in the GCC countries has made it the largest remittance sending region in the world. Imran et al (2019a) have argued that foreign workers remittances' inflow is lowering the incidence and severity of poverty in all parts of the Punjab province of Pakistan, the largest province of the country having more than 50 percent registered emigrants of Pakistan. Similarly, migrant households have significantly higher development in terms of housing at all populous levels relative to non-migrant households, hence, outward migration can be an important development tool for the country (Imran et al, 2019b).…”

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Impact of oil prices on remittances to Pakistan from GCC countries: evidence from panel asymmetric analysis

Abbas

2020

OPEC Energy Review

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International migration and remittances from oil-exporting Gulf countries are important sources of employment, income, and foreign exchange for Pakistan. This study investigates the asymmetric impact of oil prices on remittances to Pakistan from GCC countries, over the period 1980 to 2018, by employing the recently advanced non-linear panel Pooled Mean Group (PMG) model. The findings show that oil prices and remittance are asymmetrically associated. The increasing oil prices have a significant positive effect only in the long run; whereas, reducing oil prices reveal a significant negative effect only in the short run. Findings of other explanatory variables show that the economic condition in host countries, exchange rate, and trade relations have positive effects only in the long run; whereas the economic condition in the home country has significant negative effects in the long run and positive effect in the short run. This study urges oil exports to stabilize oil supply and prices, and Pakistan to enhance trade relations, exchange rate adjustments, and financial development..

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Section: Remittances Inflow To Pakistanmentioning

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Impact of oil prices on remittances to Pakistan from GCC countries: evidence from panel asymmetric analysis

Abbas

2020

OPEC Energy Review

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“…In general, migrant remittances improve the welfare of recipient households by reducing poverty (Imran et al, 2020), improving education and health statuses of households (Khraiche & Boudreau, 2020), reducing households' credit constraints (Mbaye, 2021), and increasing financial inclusion of households (Abba et al, 2021; Naceur et al, 2020). Thus, increasing energy transition.…”

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Do remittances align with energy transition in Africa? An approach with the level of income of countries

Abba Yadou,

Ntang,

Tchio Tchieutsouah

et al. 2023

Natural Resources Forum

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The main objective of this paper was to highlight the nexus between migrant remittances and energy transition in a panel of 45 African countries from 2000 to 2020. The study utilized several estimation techniques ranging from fixed and random effects to two‐stage least square. The empirical findings suggest that remittances reduce energy transition in African countries. However, the growth of remittances reverses this relationship. There is therefore an U‐shaped relationship between remittances and energy transition in Africa. Furthermore, when disaggregating countries by income level, the results reveal that in low‐income countries, remittances reduce energy transition, but this effect is reversed in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Remittances are therefore a determinant in the choice of households for the process of energy transition. Thus, in order to take advantage of this relationship, African countries need to emphasize policies that can increase the flow of remittances by improving their financial system. In addition, migrant remittances contribute to improving access to modern, reliable, and affordable energy services through income growth of remittance‐receiving households.

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“…Numerous studies are available on the role of remittances on living standards and specifically on the consumption of households, education, health, balanced diet, poverty, investment and savings, and many other factors. Both primary and secondary data‐based research has been done all over the world, that is, Imran, Devadason, and Kee Cheok (2019), Khan et al (2011), Andersson (2012), Khan, Sajid, Gondal, and Ahmad (2009), Pant (2008), Bouoiyour and Miftah (2015), Abdelmoneim and Litchfield (2016), Awan, Javed, and Waqas (2015), Azam et al (2016), Mirza, Hashmi, Iqbal, and Iqbal (2014), Iqbal (2013), Naatus (2013), Nasir, Tariq, and Faiz‐ur‐Rehman (2011), Esquivel and Huerta‐Pineda (2007), Cardona Sosa and Medina (2006), Aziz and Mohyuddin (2015), Yaméogo (2014), Démurger and Wang (2016) their findings shows positive relation with remittances while Peković (2017), Ifeyinwa (2010), Dhungana and Pandit (2014), Amjad and Arif (2014) shows negative relation (Table 1).…”

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Does remittances enhances household's living standard? Evidence from pre‐ and post‐Gulf crisis

Rahim

Ali

Wahab

2020

Journal of Public Affairs

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To explore “The effects of remittances on households’ standard of living and analyze the pre‐ and post‐Gulf crisis” for district Swat. The primary data is collected from 68 sample respondents through face‐to‐face interviews. The data is analyzed, and descriptive statistics are calculated for the selected variables, which are consumption, education, poverty, health, and socioeconomic status, that all represent the living standard of the household. A comparative analysis based on descriptive statistics was used to uncover the pre‐ and post‐Gulf crisis conditions of the families who are remittances recipients. The findings of this study reveal that remittances positively effect and encourage consumption, education, health as well as socioeconomic status. Remittances play a vital role in poverty alleviation. But, after the Gulf crisis, the flow of remittances declined, which negatively affect all the variables, except poverty which were improved for households. This study recommends the affordable availability of formal channels for remittances transferring. Additionally, the Gulf crisis‐effected migrants and their families have to be subsidized to encourage and keep them above the poverty line and lessen brain‐drain.

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Foreign Remittances and Regional Poverty: Evidence from Household Data

Cited by 10 publications

References 52 publications

Impact of oil prices on remittances to Pakistan from GCC countries: evidence from panel asymmetric analysis

Impact of oil prices on remittances to Pakistan from GCC countries: evidence from panel asymmetric analysis

Do remittances align with energy transition in Africa? An approach with the level of income of countries

Does remittances enhances household's living standard? Evidence from pre‐ and post‐Gulf crisis

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