Migration and Foreign Remittances in the Philippines
June 1, 2005
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Summary
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 evidence does not clearly support the purported short-term stabilizing effect on consumption of remittance flows. Furthermore, as in other countries, the longer term economic effect of such flows is ambiguous.
Subject: Capital inflows, Consumption, Disposable income, Income, Remittances
Keywords: remittance, WP
Pages:
17
Volume:
2005
DOI:
Issue:
111
Series:
Working Paper No. 2005/111
Stock No:
WPIEA2005111
ISBN:
9781451861303
ISSN:
1018-5941
