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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).40      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-II).40      Published : Jun 2022

The Effects of Devaluation of Currency on Economic Growth: The Mediating Role of Remittances

    This study looks into how the devaluation of the Pakistani currency affected remittances (REM) and economic growth (EG) in Pakistan. The study also looks at how REM affects the link between the devaluation of the currency and the growth of the economy in Pakistan Over the course of 45 years, from 1972 to 2016. The study uses Autoregressive Distributive Lag Model (ARDL) for examining the relationship. This study uses sensitivity analysis and chooses among different econometric techniques, which take into account the endogeneity problem. The results show that remittances partially mediate the relationship between the devaluation of currency and economic growth.Moreover, a one unit rise in REM leads to a 0.47 unit decrease in EG.

    Devaluation, Remittances, Economic Growth, Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL)
    (1) Naveed Ali
    Department of Economics & Development Studies, University of Swat, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Izhar Ul Hassan
    Government of Pakhtunkhwa Planning and Development Department, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdul Wahab
    Qurtaba University of Science and Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan