Remittances and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh India and Sri Lanka

Md Siddique, Eliyathamby A. Selvanathan, Saroja Selvanathan

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Abstract

In many developing countries, remittance payments from migrant workers are increasingly becoming a significant source of export income. This paper investigates the causal link between remittances and economic growth in three countries, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, by employing the Granger causality test under a VAR framework (Granger 1988). Using time series data over a 25 year period, we found that growth in remittances does lead to economic growth in Bangladesh. In India, there seems to be no causal relationship between growth in remittances and economic growth; but in Sri Lanka, a two-way directional causality is found; namely economic growth influences growth in remittences and vice-versa. The paper also discusses a number of policy issues arising from the results of the analysis in relation to remittances in association with liberalisation of financial institutions, gender issues, regulation and enforcement, investment and savings schemes, and promotion and education.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherUWA Business School
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameEconomics Discussion Papers
No.27
Volume10

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