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1. | Ssozi, Simplice Asongu John A 2014. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: output per worker, remittances, Sub-Saharan Africa, Total Factor Productivity @workingpaper{Ssozi2014, title = {The Effects of Remittances on Output per Worker in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Production Function Approach}, author = {Simplice Asongu A John Ssozi}, editor = {African 2014 Governance and Development Institute WP/27/14}, url = {http://www.afridev.org/RePEc/agd/agd-wpaper/The-Effects-of-Remittances-on-Output-per-Worker-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa(1).pdf}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-08-01}, abstract = {This paper uses a production function to examine the channels through which remittances affect output per worker in 31 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries from 1980-2010. We find that remittances directly increase output per worker if complemented with education. The indirect effects vary with the economic characteristics of the recipient nations: while remittances have increased human capital among the low-income nations, among the upper-middle-income nations, they have mostly increased total factor productivity, but are still inversely related to factor inputs among the lower-middle-income nations of SSA. Finally, remittances are more effective when institutional risk is reducing.}, keywords = {output per worker, remittances, Sub-Saharan Africa, Total Factor Productivity}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {workingpaper} } This paper uses a production function to examine the channels through which remittances affect output per worker in 31 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries from 1980-2010. We find that remittances directly increase output per worker if complemented with education. The indirect effects vary with the economic characteristics of the recipient nations: while remittances have increased human capital among the low-income nations, among the upper-middle-income nations, they have mostly increased total factor productivity, but are still inversely related to factor inputs among the lower-middle-income nations of SSA. Finally, remittances are more effective when institutional risk is reducing. |