The effect of remittances on democratic institutions

Regan Deonanan and Kevin Williams

Applied Economics, 2017, vol. 49, issue 5, 403-416

Abstract: Do remittances promote stronger democratic institutions in developing countries? We study the effect of workers’ remittances on the quality of democracy in developing countries, and examine how government spending mediates the effect of workers’ remittances on the quality of democratic institutions. Using a dynamic panel estimator on data from 133 developing countries over 1972–2012, we find that workers’ remittances improve the quality of democratic institutions. We also find that workers’ remittances are more effective in promoting democratic institutions in developing countries with low government spending.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1200180

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