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(DP 2009-11) Determinants of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Remittances

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Title (DP 2009-11) Determinants of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Remittances
 
Creator Reside Jr., Renato E.
 
Description This study estimates determinants of remittances to the Philippines. Remittance growth responds to real growth in the Philippines and in host countries, exchange rates, interest and deployment rates, inflation, as well as to immigration and employment policies. While most studies conclude that remittances are exclusively either driven by altruistic or self-interested motives, the evidence in this study supports remittances driven by both. The dual nature of remittances means that remittances can contribute to both consumption smoothing and business cycle amplification. Thus, remittances can be either countercyclical or procyclical depending on the shocks affecting them. Nominal price and exchange rate shocks give rise to the former response, while real shocks lead to the latter response.
 
Publisher UPSE Discussion Papers
 
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Date 2010-08-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/dp/index.php/dp/article/view/88
 
Source UPSE Discussion Papers; 2009
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/dp/index.php/dp/article/view/88/79