Remittances and income inequality in Africa: Financial development thresholds for economic policy
This study employs macrodata on 42 African countries to examine whether remittances and financial development (including its sub-components of access, depth and efficiency) contribute to the equalisation of incomes across the continent. Robust evidence based on the dynamic GMM estimator shows that:...
Main Authors: | Dossou, T.A.M (Author), Gbolonyo, E.Y (Author), Nkrumah, R.K (Author), Ofori, I.K (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier B.V.
2022
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
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