Do Remittances Have a Real Impact on Economic Performance: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
Journal Title: Journal of Economics and Business - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The paper investigated the impact of international remittances inflow on Côte d’Ivoire’s economic performance using per capita gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Data ranging from 1975 to 2016 was used within an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model framework. The aim is to establish whether there exist long-run dynamics between remittances, the country’s per capita GDP and selected control variables. The empirical findings suggest a long-run relationship between remittances, remittances square, per capita GDP, investment, openness, education, and population size. Interestingly, the paper found that remittances do not significantly impact economic performance however, there exists a nonlinear relationship between remittances and growth. This invariably implies that there is a threshold beyond which, remittances will positively affect per capita growth. This tipping point stands at 1.068% of GDP. The overall implications of the findings are discussed.
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Silvere Yao Konan, Felix Fofana Nzue
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