Workers' Remittances.

This paper shows that remittance flows significantly increase the business cycle synchronization between remittance-recipient countries and the rest of the world. Using both aggregate and bilateral remittances data in a panel data setting, the study demonstrates that this effect is robust and causal...

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Main Author: Barajas, Adolfo
Other Authors: Chami, Ralph, Ebeke, Christian, Tapsoba, Sampawende J.-A
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Series:IMF Working Papers.
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