Remittances: pros et contras in the sustainable development goals achieving

UDC 330.34 + 339.72
DOI: 10.51409/v.a.2022.06.02.004

Authors

E. V. Sapir,
A. A. Chistyakova,
P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Yaroslavl, Russian Federation

Abstract

Purpose of the article. Study of the impact of remittances on the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Materials and methods. The positive (effects) and negative (risks) impacts of the growth in the volume of received remittances were studied. The hypothesis was tested by the method of correlation analysis on the sample of five countries with a high share of remittances in the GDP.
Results. Four types of relationships between the growth of remittances and the achievement of the SDGs classified by the strength of their link have been identified.

Keywords

remittances, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, quality of life, migration, poverty, economic inequality, official development assistance.