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Migration and Remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean : Engines of Growth and Macroeconomic Stabilizers?
Beaton, Kimberly - 2017
remittances to LAC, as well as their costs and benefits. For the home country, the negative impact from emigration on labor … resources and productivity seems to outweigh growth gains from remittances, notably for the Caribbean. However, given emigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950408
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Tax Policy for Inclusive Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Acosta Ormaechea, Santiago; Pienknagura, Samuel; … - 2022
This study provides an overview of tax structures in LAC before the COVID-19 pandemic, compares it to OECD countries, and provides recommendations for growth-friendly and inclusive tax policy reforms. LAC countries collect significantly lower tax revenue relative to OECD countries and have tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013295146
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The Propensity to Remit : Macro and Micro Factors Driving Remittances to Central America and the Caribbean
Bidawi, Hussein; Aliperti F. Domingues, Paola; Fratto, … - 2022
In contrast to expectations, remittances to Central America and the Caribbean (CAC) surprised positively during 2020 … and 2021. This study revisits the key macro indicators driving remittances, looks at the heterogeneous impacts of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014238520
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Do Remittances Enhance Financial Inclusion in LMICs and in Fragile States?
Ben Naceur, Sami - 2020
This paper explores the relationship between remittances and financial inclusion for a sample of 187 countries over the … period 2004-2015, using cross-country as well as dynamic panel GMM regressions. At low levels of remittances-to-GDP, these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012830840
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How Do Migration and Remittances Affect Inequality? A Case Study of Mexico
Koczan, Zsoka - 2018
The poverty-reducing effects of remittances have been well-documented, however, their effects on inequality are less … clear. This paper examines the impact of remittances on inequality in Mexico using household-level information on the … receiving side. It hopes to speak to their insurance role by examining how remittances are affected by domestic and external …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012913887
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The Labor Market Integration of Migrants in Europe : New Evidence from Micro Data
Ho, Giang - 2018
This paper presents novel empirical evidence on the labor market integration of migrants across Europe. It investigates how successfully migrants integrate in 13 European countries by applying a unified framework to analyze a rich micro dataset with over ten million individuals surveyed between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906886
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The Impact of International Migration on Inclusive Growth : A Review
Koczan, Zsoka; Peri, Giovanni; Pinat, Magali; Rozhkov, … - 2022
capital, but it also creates a flow of remittances and increases international connections in the form of trade, FDI, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013305681
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Revisiting the Link between Trade, Growth and Inequality : Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean
Beaton, Kimberly - 2017
We revisit the relationship between international trade, economic growth and inequality with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper combines two approaches: First, we employ a cross-country panel framework to analyze the macroeconomic effects of international trade on economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957842
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Composition of Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ding, Xiaodan - 2017
This study analyzes composition of goods trade in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) along four main dimensions: revealed comparative advantage, product complexity, sophistication, and diversification. After describing some key trade patterns over the last half century, it compares the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957853
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The Impact of Natural Resource Discoveries in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Closer Look at the Case of Bolivia
Toscani, Frederik - 2017
This paper studies the impact of natural resource extraction in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from a number of angles. First, we exploit a novel dataset on the universe of giant oil and gas discoveries in the region to trace out the cyclical response of macroeconomic variables to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960578