This paper examines the behavior of remittances over the business cycle and their potential to act as a stabilizer … remittances depends on the motives to remit. Second, remittances are less volatile than other foreign currency flows but do not … appear to systemically co-move with business cycle fluctuations. Third, remittances are relatively stable even during …

. The role of Fed policy for remittances has not yet been studied. We estimate a series of panel local projections for …

remittances to Pakistan and their economic impacts on the recipient households’ consumption and asset accumulation patterns. We … find that international remittances are a stable and stabilizing source of foreign exchange compared with other financial …

This paper examines how international remittances are affected by structural characteristics, macroeconomic conditions … bilateral remittances from 103 Italian provinces to 87 developing countries over the period 2005-2011. Remittances are … eases access to financial services for migrants and reduces transaction costs, is positively associated with remittances …

This paper examines how international remittances are affected by structural characteristics, macroeconomic conditions … remittances from 103 Italian provinces to 107 developing countries over the period 2005-2011. We find that remittances are … as natural disasters or large declines in the terms of trade. Remittances are positively correlated with economic …