Abstract:
This paper looks at the impact of remittances on sustainable development in Pakistan. In this
paper, Sustainable Development is looked at in the framework of the „SDGs‟ (Sustainable
Development Goals) defined by the UNDP in 2015. The study utilizes time series data for
Pakistan for the period 1976-2015. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test is used to check the
stationarity of variables, all of which are stationary at first difference. As we have multiple
variables in our model, the Johansen co-integration has been used to check the long run
relationship between these variables. As we have three different dependent variables in our
study, namely, infant mortality, primary school enrollment, and wheat consumption per capita,
three different regressions have been run to identify the relationship of these three variables with
remittances. Our results indicate that remittances increase enrollment in primary education but
decrease infant mortality and per capita wheat consumption. All the long run relationships are
stable.
