The countercyclical nature of remittances: A case study of the 2009 global financial crisis in Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal

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dc.contributor.advisorJonah, Coretta
dc.contributor.authorAdarkwa, Muriel Animwaa
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-16T13:36:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T10:51:15Z
dc.date.available2018-01-16T13:36:39Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T10:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionMagister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)en_US
dc.description.abstractRemittances inflows have gradually become one of the major sources of external financial inflows to developing countries. As a result, research abounds on the developmental effects of remittances in the home countries of migrants. At the micro level, recipients of remittances are more likely to have better access to quality health care, education as well as start-up fund for their own businesses. On the other hand at the macro level, remittances inflows can help increase the credit worthiness of countries by enabling them to use future remittances inflows as collateral for loans. Additionally, remittances inflows as a source of foreign exchange can be used by countries to fund import bills. Although there has been a surge of scholarship on remittances, this scholarship seems to be concentrated on the economic study of migration instead of the macroeconomic aspects of remittances. Furthermore, comparative studies on these macroeconomic aspects of remittances especially on African countries are underresearched and remains at the backwaters of academic study. Using quantitative time series data, this research seeks to do a comparative study on the countercyclical nature of remittances in four selected West African countries (Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal). The research used descriptive trend analysis, autocorrelation and an ARMAX model analyse the research problem. After critical analysis on whether remittances are countercyclical or not using the 2009 global financial crisis as a reference year in these four countries, it was found that, remittance inflows to Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal were pro-cyclical in nature. Moreover, in analysing the relationship between remittances inflows and gross domestic product (economic growth) the research revealed that there was a positive relationship between remittances inflows and economic growth for the four countries (Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal) observed. One recommendation given from this study is that, there is the need for remittances inflows to be invested in productive activities. This is because even if remittances continue to increase, without its investment in productive sectors, it cannot have any meaningful impact on economic growth in these countries.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/13052
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectForeign Direct Investmenten_US
dc.subjectGross Domestic Producten_US
dc.subjectRemittances inflowsen_US
dc.subjectRemittances outflowsen_US
dc.subjectCameroonen_US
dc.subjectCape Verdeen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectSenegalen_US
dc.titleThe countercyclical nature of remittances: A case study of the 2009 global financial crisis in Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegalen_US

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