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International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the surprising strength of remittances in Bangladesh and other countries in South Asia and the Philippines in 2009. The empirical analysis suggests that the continued strong growth of remittances in these countries is related to the resilience of non-oil GDP...

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Emigration and Brain Drain; Evidence From the Caribbean

Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This paper quantifies the magnitude and nature of migration flows from the Caribbean and estimates their costs and … migration rates are particularly striking for the highskilled. Many countries have lost more than 70 percent of their labor … in 2002. Simple welfare calculations suggest that the losses due to high-skill migration (ceteris paribus) outweigh the …

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Do the Gulf Oil-Producing Countries Influence Regional Growth? T+L3886he Impact of Financial and Remittance Flows

Ilahi, Nadeem; Shendy, Riham - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

This paper tests the association between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' financial and remittance outflows and regional growth in the Middle East. The findings, based on 35-year panel data, indicate that growth rates of real GDP, private consumption and private investment in...

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Business Cycles and Workers' Remittances; How Do Migrant Workers Respond to Cyclical Movements of GDP At Home?

Sayan, Serdar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

Workers' remittances are often argued to have a tendency to move countercyclically with the GDP in recipient countries since migrant workers are expected to remit more during down cycles of economic activity back home. Yet, how much to remit is a complex decision involving other factors, and...

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Regional Convergence and the Role of Federal Transfers in Canada

Swagel, Phillip; Dunaway, Steven Vincent; Kaufman, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

significant negative effect on output convergence?by discouraging migration within Canada?the Equalization transfers may have …

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A Model of Multiple Equilibria in Geographic Labor Mobility

Ubeda, Luis; Spilimbergo, Antonio - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

migration patterns in response to local economic shocks. This approach explains the different behaviors of workers in different …

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Are Foreign Aid and Remittance Inflows a Hedge Against Food Price Shocks?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper explores the role of foreign aid and remittance inflows in the mitigation of the effects of food price shocks. Using a large sample of developing countries and mobilising dynamic panel data specifications, the econometric results yield two important findings. First, remittance and aid...

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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

migration; (ii) higher skill levels of migrating workers have helped to boost remittances; (iii) other imporant determinants of …

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Do Remittances Reduce Aid Dependency?

Goff, Maelan Le; Kpodar, Kangni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

Aid has been for decades an important source of financing for developing countries, but more recently remittance flows have increased rapidly and are beginning to dwarf aid flows. This paper investigates how remittances affect aid flows, and how this relationship varies depending on the channel...

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Samoa; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper on Samoa reports that remittances are the main source of foreign exchange to the Samoan economy. In addition to remittances, travel credits also play an important role in the economy. Official transfers are also significant, and should remain an important source of...

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