Game changer of the economy: The impact of OFW remittances to the investment sector of the gross domestic product in the year 2009

• Main Authors: Alarcon, Ewin William, Azcarraga, Ramon Antonio, Keng, Adrian Edward, Macadaeg, Jed Daryl
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Emigrant remittances > Philippines; Migrant remittances > Philippines; Gross domestic product > Philippines; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/18466
• Institution: De La Salle University

This research paper deals with the effects of overseas Filipino worker's remittances to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country focusing on its effect on the investment sector. This will be done by studying and regressing the family income and expenditure survey (FIES) data sourced from the National Statistics Office (NSO). The study will show evidences that may help the readers in understanding on how remittances are allocated in different expenditures per household. In line with this study is a supporting article which is a study made by Dr. Godlberg and Dr. Levi (2008) entitled Impact of remittances on economic growth which focuses in consumption and government behavior of the country.