Search Results - subject:"Workers’ Remittances"

How Russia Affects the Neighborhood; Trade, Financial, and Remittance Channels

Espinosa-Bowen, Jaime; Ilahi, Nadeem; Alturki, Fahad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

We test the extent to which growth in the 11 CIS countries (excluding Russia) was associated with developments in Russia, overall, as well as through the trade, financial and remittance channels over the last decade or so. The results point to the continued existence of economic links between...

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Spatial impact of overseas Filipino workers’ remittances on the Philippine economy

Goce-Dakila, Cristela; Francisco G. Dakila Jr. - In: Philippine Review of Economics 46 (2009) 2, pp. 221-241

Remittance inflows from overseas Filipino workers have become the second-largest source of foreign exchange for the Philippine economy. In view of this, we assess the vulnerability of Philippine households to an exogenous shock in the form of a five-percent decline in remittances. We utilize a...

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Philippines; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This Selected Issues paper for the Philippines has been prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. Spillovers have been particularly prominent for countries with financial systems with high...

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The role of migrant workers remittances in fostering economic growth : The four Asian developing countries’ experiences

Azam, Muhammad - In: International Journal of Social Economics 42 (2015) 8, pp. 690-705

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the macroeconomic impact of migrant workers’ remittances on economic … between migrant workers remittances and economic growth. The other control variables such as foreign direct investment … which migrant workers’ remittances can be made more productive and its benefits for both migrants and the country of origin …

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The role of migrant workers remittances in fostering economic growth : the four Asian developing countries’ experiences

Azam, Muhammad - In: International journal of social economics 42 (2015) 8, pp. 690-705

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International migration, migrant stock, and remittances : reexamining the motivations to remit

Lim, Sokchea; Morshed, A. K. M. Mahbub - In: The quarterly review of economics and finance : journal … 57 (2015), pp. 101-115

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The Impact of Remittances on Economic Growth and Development in Africa.

Fayissa, Bichaka; Nsiah, Christian - Economics and Finance Department, Jennings A. Jones … - 2008

For more than half a century, there have been heated debates on the sources of economic growth in developing economies. The perceived factors of economic growth have ranged from surplus labor to capital investment and technological change, foreign aid, foreign direct investment, investment in...

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Output growth volatility and remittances

Bugamelli, Matteo; Francesco Paternï¿½ - Banca d'Italia - 2008

Since output growth volatility has negative effects on growth, poverty and welfare, especially in poorer countries, it is crucial to identify the country-specific factors that affect it. The empirical literature has focused mostly on financial development, policy distortions and globalization...

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Garbage in, Gospel Out? Controlling for the Underreporting of Remittances

Melkonyan, Tigran A.; Grigorian, David A.; Shonkwiler, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Empirical studies that use self-reported data on remittances to measure the latter's impact on microeconomic incentives mostly ignore the potential errors associated with reporting/measurement issues. An econometric procedure to control for these errors is developed and applied to...

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Migrant workers’ remittances: what is the impact on the economic and financial development of Sub-Saharan African countries?.

Rocher, E.; Pelletier, A. - In: Quarterly selection of articles - Bulletin de la Banque … (2008) 13, pp. 103-120

Workers’ remittances can have an impact on growth and fi nancial development in recipient countries, notably in Africa …

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