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Remittances, Consumption and Investment in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAdams, Richard H., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorCuecuecha, Alfredo
dc.contributor.authorPage, John
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-25T15:40:53Z
dc.date.available2012-05-25T15:40:53Z
dc.date.issued2008-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses a new, nationally-representative household survey from Ghana to analyze within a rigorous econometric framework how the receipt of internal remittances (from within Ghana) and international remittances (from African or other countries) affects the marginal spending behavior of households on a broad range of consumption and investment goods, including food, education and housing. Contrary to other studies, which find that remittances are spent disproportionately on consumption (food and consumer goods/durables) or investment goods (education and housing), the findings show that households receiving remittances in Ghana do not spend more at the margin on food, education and housing than households with similar income levels and characteristics that do not receive remittances. When the analysis controls for endogeneity and selection bias, the findings show that any differences in the marginal spending behavior between remittance-receiving and non-receiving households are explained completely by the observed and unobserved characteristics of households. Households in Ghana treat remittances just like any other source of income, and there are no changes in marginal spending patterns for households with the receipt of remittance income.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9003267/remittances-consumption-investment-ghana
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4515
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6430
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4515
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectCAPITA REMITTANCES
dc.subjectCLUSTERS
dc.subjectCOLLEGE EDUCATION
dc.subjectCONSUMER
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCURRENCY CRISIS
dc.subjectDATA ON REMITTANCES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLE
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subjectDURABLE
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectDURABLES
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEFFECT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILY BUDGETS
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFAMILY TIES
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFUNGIBLE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectINCOME FLOWS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL CHANNELS
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLARGE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOC
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMICROENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectMONIES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRECEIPT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMY
dc.subjectREGISTRATION FEES
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUP
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE RECEIVING
dc.subjectREMITTANCE RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE-RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRENTAL PAYMENTS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectROLE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSENIOR
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF INCOME
dc.subjectSOURCES OF INCOME
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectWAGE
dc.titleRemittances, Consumption and Investment in Ghanaen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9003267/remittances-consumption-investment-ghana
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid140991468250301127
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4515
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9003267
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Remittances
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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