Remittances and entrepreneurship: An analysis of the developing world

Author

Steven Weirich, Mississippi State University

College

College of Business

Department

Department of Finance and Economics

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Abstract

This paper will examine the connection between remittances and entrepreneurship in developing nations. I will begin by providing an overview of previous academic literature and research on remittances, and then I will conduct a panel analysis of nations from the developing world, to test for the connection between remittances and entrepreneurship. I will do so using data from the World Bank on remittance payments, and from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor on entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviors. From there, I will be able to state whether remittances really do serve as a factor for entrepreneurship rates, and what the results might mean for future research.

Date Defended

1-1-2018

Thesis Director

Williamson, Claudia

Second Committee Member

Cline, Brandon

Third Committee Member

Boyce, Kristin

Recommended Citation

Weirich, Steven, "Remittances and entrepreneurship: An analysis of the developing world" (2018). Honors Theses. 57.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/honorstheses/57