Workers' Remittances : An Overlooked Channel of International Business Cycle Transmission? /
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...
| Main Author: | Barajas, Adolfo |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | Chami, Ralph, Ebeke, Christian, Tapsoba, Sampawende |
| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2012.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2012/251 |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
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