economies. The literature is in- conclusive about the cyclical nature of remittance inflows. To the extent remittances are … remittances increase strongly. The same is true for a policy easing under exceptionally weak remittance inflows. This paper … remittances. These results have important implications for the design of inflation targeting in developing countries. …

This chapter reviews the recent theoretical and empirical economic literature on migrants' remittances. It is divided … between a microeconomic section on the determinants of remittances and a macroeconomic section on their growth effects. At the … timing of remittances. The results from selected empirical studies show that a mixture of individualistic (e.g., altruism …

to financial markets and test whether remittances are countercyclical and serve as an insurance mechanism against … secular increase in the trend growth of remittances and random cyclical fluctuations around this trend. In a purely … households facing an increasing trend for remittances. A flexible floating regime is preferred when unanticipated shocks driving …

to financial markets and test whether remittances are countercyclical and serve as an insurance mechanism against … secular increase in the trend growth of remittances and random cyclical fluctuations around this trend. In a purely … households facing an increasing trend for remittances. A flexible floating regime is preferred when unanticipated shocks driving …

remittances on the conduct of fiscal and monetary policy and trace their effects on real and nominal variables in a business cycle … setting. We show that remittances raise disposable income and consumption, and insure against income shocks, thereby raising … household welfare. However, remittances increase the correlation between labor and output, thereby producing a more volatile …