Remittances and Growth

This paper researches the empirical relationship between remittances inflows and economic growth in the recipient country. The first research questions that is answered is; “Do remittance inflows have an effect on economic growth of the recipient country?” The second research question is: “Is the effect of worker remittances on economic growth conditional on institutional quality?” The respective conclusions are that there is little evidence that remittances have an effect on economic growth. Furthermore there is also little evidence that the effect of remittances is conditional on economic growth