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influenced remittances becoming an important source of income from abroad. Relevant economic literature, as well as the … influential views expressed in the international financial institutions' reports, indicate that remittances are a more stable type … positive economic effects of remittances, they also play a significant role in the balance of payments deficit reduction. The …
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and significant relation between remittances and measures of development of the financial sector that is both larger than …
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correlation is not observable for remittances, an alternative form of foreign-exchange inflows where the capital flight motivation …
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The poverty-reducing effects of remittances have been well-documented, however, their effects on inequality are less … clear. This paper examines the impact of remittances on inequality in Mexico using household-level information on the … receiving side. It hopes to speak to their insurance role by examining how remittances are affected by domestic and external …
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consider this correlation to be indicative of a causal link. First, we compare aid to remittances, an alternative form of …
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Using a new quarterly panel database on remittances (71 countries over the period 2011Q1- 2020Q4), this paper … investigates the elasticity of remittances to transaction costs in a high frequency and dynamic setting. It adds to the literature … by systematically exploring the heterogeneity in the cost-elasticity of remittances along several country characteristics …
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influenced remittances becoming an important source of income from abroad. Relevant economic literature, as well as the … influential views expressed in the international financial institutions' reports, indicate that remittances are a more stable type … positive economic effects of remittances, they also play a significant role in the balance of payments deficit reduction. The …
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remittances in recent times suggests that the informal institutions which increase the propensity of migrants to remit and which … incline migrants to want to send remittances in the first place, might have since emerged as an important mechanism of …
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In terms of size, the net income balance (IB) is comparable to the trade balance (TB) for many countries. Yet the role of the IB in mitigating external vulnerabilities or complicating external adjustment remains underexplored. This paper studies the role of the IB in stabilizing or destabilizing...
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