This paper provides an early assessment of the dynamics and drivers of remittances during the COVID-19 pandemic, using … during Jan 2020-Dec 2020, the paper provides evidence that: (i) remittances responded positively to COVID-19 infection rates … have the unintended consequence of dampening remittances; and (iii) a shift from informal to formal remittance channels due …

-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 …

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 …

decline when the island''s currency weakens, undermining their usefulness as shock absorber. On the other hand, remittances …. The procyclicality of remittances calls into question the notion that remittances are largely motivated by altruism …

find that a large share of publicly-listed firms become vulnerable as a result of the pandemic shock and additional … the impact of the shock in the near term. Looking forward, while interest coverage ratios tend to improve over time after … the initial shock as earnings recover in line with projected macroeconomic conditions, liquidity needs remain substantial …

/subsidy and a labor tax/subsidy. Labor shocks, such as the COVID-19 shock, amplify the policy responses, which critically depend …