Search Results - subject:"remittance inflow"

How catalytic is digital technology in the nexus between migrants' remittance and financial development in sub-Saharan African countries?

Jemiluyi, Olufunmilayo Olayemi; Jeke, Leward - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 3, pp. 1-12

Given the indisputable roles of remittance and financial development in countries' economic performance, enhancing the nexus between the two variables has become pertinent. The remittance-financial development literature has surged, with a growing argument that making the relationship work is...

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Did remittance inflow in Bangladesh follow the gravity path during COVID-19?

Goswami, Gour G.; Barai, Munim Kumar; Mahnaz Aftabi Atique - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 11, pp. 1-19

empirically investigate the effect of COVID-19 on the remittance inflow to Bangladesh using a gravity model framework. We have … employed monthly data of remittance inflow to Bangladesh from January 2018 to September 2022 with its top twelve partners …-maximum likelihood (PPML), fixed-effect (FE), and random-effect (RE) estimations, we find that during the COVID-19 pandemic, remittance …

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Guatemala : 2021 Article IV consultation : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for Guatemala

Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021

Guatemala has managed to keep infections and deaths moderate during the pandemic. The economic impact of COVID-19 has been mild given an early reopening of the economy, unprecedented policy support, and resilient remittances and exports. However, despite large-scale government interventions to...

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The contribution of remittances to economic growth in developing countries

Nica, Elvira - In: Economics, management and financial markets 9 (2014) 2, pp. 115-120

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The Macroeconomic Effect of Remittances on the Nigerian Economy: A Time Series Approach

Audu, Nathan Pelesai - In: International Journal of Academic Research in … 2 (2012) 3, pp. 142-155

determinants of remittance inflow using an Error Correction Mechanism to analyze panel data in Nigeria. We find that altruism is … would encourage remittance inflow although this is not robust to the differential specification. …

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Remittances in Pakistan; Why have they gone up, and why Aren't they coming down?

Sun, Yan; Kock, Udo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

The flow of workers' remittances to Pakistan has more than quadrupled in the last eight years and it shows no sign of slowing down, despite the economic downturn in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other important host countries for Pakistani workers. This paper analyses the forces that...

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Macroeconomic Consequences of Remittances

Fullenkamp, Connel; Cosimano, Thomas F.; Gapen, Michael T. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Given the large size of aggregate remittance flows (billions of dollars annually), they should be expected to have significant macroeconomic effects on the economies that receive them. This paper directly addresses the two main issues of interest to policymakers with regard to remittances--how...

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What Do Remittances Do? Analyzing the Private Remittance Transmission Mechanism in El Salvador

Cáceres, Luis René; Saca, Nolvia Nery - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

Family remittances are important for El Salvador's economy. This paper analyzes the impact of remittances on El Salvador's economy and the spillover effects on the other Central American countries. A vector autoregression (VAR) model is formulated, consisting of real and monetary variables. The...

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