Impact of Remittances on Household Income and Poverty in Afghanistan (Published)
This study investigates the effect of remittances on household income and poverty in Afghanistan by using a regression model and microeconomic analysis at the household level. The primary data was collected at the household level in Afghanistan. The data is gathered through a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire from 600 households in Afghanistan. Socio-economic characteristics, income-generating activities, and poverty situation of Afghan households have been evaluated through qualitative and quantitative empirical analysis. In addition to a comprehensive descriptive statistic, regression analysis is specified that evaluates the effect of remittances on household income in Afghanistan. The findings reveal that education, household size, remittance, age, and employment status have a positive effect on income at the household level. In the second model, the result showed that remittance, household size, and employment status have significant effects on poverty levels in the research area. However, the result also suggested some information that remittances provide a development incentive, recipient economies need to reduce the credit constraints that restrict access to migration for the poor and the ability to send money home once the access bar has been dominated.
Keywords: Afghanistan, Household, Regression, Remittance
Education and Economic Growth in South Asia (Published)
Interconnection between education and economic growth is a subject of great interest in most developing nations in the world today. This is because economic growth is one of the key indicators of the level of national development. In this study, regression analysis is applied to look into the genuine effects and the relationship between education and economic growth of the Southern Asian Countries such as Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. The methodology consists of the means of estimation and econometric analysis which help to determine the actual quantitative effects of education in economic growth especially in South Asian nations. By this, an affirmation of the relationship between the two variables can be made due to enough evidence obtained in this study.
Keywords: Education, GDP, Regression, South Asia, economic growth
Education and Economic Growth in South Asia (Published)
Interconnection between education and economic growth is a subject of great interest in most developing nations in the world today. This is because economic growth is one of the key indicators of the level of national development. In this study, regression analysis is applied to look into the genuine effects and the relationship between education and economic growth of the Southern Asian Countries such as Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. The methodology consists of the means of estimation and econometric analysis which help to determine the actual quantitative effects of education in economic growth especially in South Asian nations. By this, an affirmation of the relationship between the two variables can be made due to enough evidence obtained in this study.
Keywords: Education, GDP, Regression, South Asia, economic growth