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Title: | Shocks, Remittances and Household Consumption A Dynamic System GMM Analysis |
Authors: | Alem, Yonas |
Issue Date: | Feb-2028 |
Publication type: | other |
Organization: | University of Gothenburg |
Series/Report no.: | EfD Discussion Paper Series DP 18-02 |
Keywords: | Remittances, Shocks, Household Consumption. |
Abstract: | We use a dynamic system GMM regression on ve rounds of panel data to estimate the impact of international remittances on consumption of urban Ethiopian households, who spend more than 70% of their consumption budget on food. Results suggest that international re- mittances play a signi cant role in augmenting household consumption. A 1% increase in remittances from abroad leads to a 0.10% increase in household consumption. Taking advan- tage of the detailed nature of the panel data, we als... more |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/67137 |
Appears in Collections: | EfD Discussion Paper |