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This paper studies empirically the link between remittances and growth volatility by examining the impact of … remittances on the propagation of real and monetary shocks. This study is conducted by employing dynamic panel generalized method … inflation is used to proxy for real and monetary volatility, respectively. The results show that the impact of remittances on …
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remittances for investment purposes. To contribute to the discussion on these issues, we decided to integrate the current … allowed us to better understand the destination of remittances, but results are also useful to refine the interpretation of …
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English Abstract: This paper examines the determinants of outgoing remittances from Italy and presents a methodology … for quantifying the share of remittances not sent via official intermediaries (money transfer operators, banks, post … Italy. Our analysis shows a reduction in the share of informal remittances on total outflows: over the ten-year observation …
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In this paper we study the evolution of citizenship laws around the world. Our analysis is based on a dataset we compiled to document such evolution in 162 countries in the 1948-2001 period. Our econometric results can be summarized as follows. The legal tradition, as represented by the...
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The Harris-Todaro model of rural to urban migration is extended to include urban agglomeration effects, some urban real wage flexibility and a government budget constraint. Without employment subsidies, laissez-faire migration is excessive unless real wage flexibility and agglomeration effects...
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Along the last two decades Italian industrial districts have been touched by two main phenomena: internationalization of production and international migration. While the first has been extensively studied, the latter has not received the same degree of attention. This paper shows that...
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