CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Marroquin, Ileana |
|---|---|
| Title | Remittances Vs Public Finance Capacity. Impact Assessment in Reducing Income Inequality In Latin America: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis |
| Summary | This thesis addresses one development topic that is complex and contested impact of the remittances in income inequality in one of the regions more heterogeneous that displays income inequality struggles over the period 1995-2019, LatinAmerican. Using Instrumental Variables approach (2SLS and GMM) to investigate the effect when controlling for Governance measured by Public Finance Capacity, one novel approach that previous research fails to address. The findings of the research add to the literature that finds that remittances have a weak and not significant reductions affects in income inequality. In contrast Public Finance Capacity shows a reduction in income inequality with twice the magnitude compared to the impact of remittances. |
| Supervisor | Kahanec, Martin |
| Department | School of Public Policy MPA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/marroquin_ileana.pdf |
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