Migration and Foreign Remittances in the Philippines /

International migration and large remittance flows have been prominent features of the Philippine economy for many decades. This paper describes the evolving pattern of migration and remittance flows and analyzes some of the channels through which remittances affect economic activity. The empirical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burgess, Robert
Other Authors: Haksar, V.
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/111
Online Access:Full text available on IMF