-political instability once fiscal policy and remittances have been accounted for. It focuses on import prices to reflect the vulnerability … and income per capita. On the other hand, while remittances seem to dampen the adverse effect of import food price shocks …

remittances. Specifically, using data over 2010-2015 for 72 developing countries, we study the impact of (i) large remittances and … (ii) the geographic concentration of the source of remittances on economic volatilities. Results suggest that while (i …) large remittances can be stabilizing on average, (ii) high remittance concentration from source countries can aggravate …

undermine the effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), official development assistance (ODA) and migrants' remittances on … economic expansion. Based on neoclassical growth framework, the theoretical model indicates that FDI, ODA, and remittances …

We present cross-country evidence on the impact of remittances on labor market outcomes. Remittances appear to have a … in size than those of foreign direct investment or offcial development aid. On the supply side, remittances reduce labor … significantly different sensitivities to remittances. On the demand side, remittances reduce overall unemployment but benefit mostly …

estimates a gravity model for workers'' remittances. We find that most of the variation in bilateral remittance flows can be … commonly believed. Most strikingly, remittances do not seem to increase in the wake of a natural disaster and appear aligned … with the business cycle in the home country, suggesting that remittances may not play a major role in limiting …

We investigate the impact of remittances on public debt sustainability and detail how the traditional debt-to-GDP ratio … remittance inflows. The main result is that inclusion of remittances into the traditional debt sustainability analysis alters the …