Remittances Channel and Fiscal Impact in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia /

This paper identifies a remittances channel that transmits exogenous shocks, such as business cycles in remittance-sending countries, to the public finances of remittance-receiving countries. Using panel data for remittance-receiving countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, thre...

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Main Author: Abdih, Yasser
Other Authors: Barajas, Adolfo, Chami, Ralph, Ebeke, Christian
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/104
Online Access:Full text available on IMF