Do remittances improve political institutions? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

详细信息    查看全文

• 作者：Kevin Williams ^{Kevin.Williams@sta.uwi.edu kev_williams2000@yahoo.com}
• 关键词：F24 ; P16
• 刊名：Economic Modelling
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：61
• 期：Complete
• 页码：65-75
• 全文大小：297 K
• 卷排序：61

文摘

The effect of remittances on democratic institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Economic conditions in remittance-sending countries are used to instruments remittances. Dynamic panel estimation shows evidence that remittance flows improve democratic institutions. Poverty and education are channels linking the impact of remittances on democratic institutions.