Migration and Foreign Remittances in the Philippines
IMF Working Papers, June 1, 2005
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- Authors: Robert M Burgess, V. Haksar
- Published: June 1, 2005
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451861303.001
Summary and Scope
- Authors: Robert M Burgess, V. Haksar
- Publication date: June 1, 2005
- Series: Working Paper No. 2005/111
- Issue: 111
- Volume: 2005
- Pages: 17
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451861303.001
- Stock No: WPIEA2005111
- ISBN: 9781451861303
- ISSN: 1018-5941
Core findings
- International migration and large remittance flows have been prominent features of the Philippine economy for many decades.
- The paper describes the evolving pattern of migration and remittance flows and analyzes some of the channels through which remittances affect economic activity.
- The empirical evidence does not clearly support the purported short-term stabilizing effect on consumption of remittance flows.
- The longer term economic effect of remittance flows is ambiguous, consistent with findings in other countries.
Analytical focus
- Examination of evolving patterns of migration and remittance flows in the Philippines.
- Analysis of channels through which remittances affect economic activity, including consumption and income dynamics.
- Empirical assessment of short-term and longer term effects of remittances on the economy.
Subject classification and keywords
- Subject: Capital inflows, Consumption, Disposable income, Income, Remittances
- Keywords: remittance, WP
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IMF Working Paper — Migration and Foreign Remittances in the Philippines (Working Paper No. 2005/111)