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  "title": "Remittance Concentration and Volatility: Evidence from 72 Developing Countries",
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  "summary": "This paper contributes to the literature by introducing the role of geographic concentration of the source of remittances.",
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      "heading": "Research question and scope",
      "content": "- Objective: Introduce and quantify the role of geographic concentration of the source of remittances in recipient-country economic volatility.\n- Sample and period: Data over 2010-2015 for 72 developing countries.\n- Publication: IMF Working Paper No. 2020/015; Pages: 22; Issue: 015; Volume: 2020."
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      "heading": "Key findings",
      "content": "- Large remittances:\n  - Finding: Large remittances can be stabilizing on average.\n- Geographic concentration of remittance sources:\n  - Finding: High remittance concentration from source countries can aggravate economic volatilities in recipient countries.\n- Robustness:\n  - Results are robust to global shocks affecting both source and recipient countries.\n  - Results are robust to volatility in the remittance-sending country."
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      "heading": "Subject areas and keywords",
      "content": "- Subjects: Balance of payments, Exchange rate adjustments, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Imports, International trade, Oil prices, Prices, Remittances.\n- Keywords: developing countries, Exchange rate adjustments, Exchange rates, Global, Imports, large remittance, Oil prices, real GDP, remittance, remittance concentration, remittance flow, remittance FX inflow, remittance inflow, remittance-concentration dummy, Remittances, volatility, WP."
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      "content": "- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513525884.001\n- Stock No: WPIEA2020015\n- ISBN: 9781513525884\n- ISSN: 1018-5941\n\nSource: IMF Working Papers — \"Remittance Concentration and Volatility: Evidence from 72 Developing Countries\" by Amr Hosny, January 17, 2020.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Working Paper\n  - Working Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Working Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2020/01/17/remittance-concentration-and-volatility-evidence-from-72-developing-countries-48905"
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    "Authors: Amr Hosny",
    "Published: January 17, 2020",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513525884.001",
    "Objective: Introduce and quantify the role of geographic concentration of the source of remittances in recipient-country economic volatility.",
    "Sample and period: Data over 2010-2015 for 72 developing countries.",
    "Publication: IMF Working Paper No. 2020/015; Pages: 22; Issue: 015; Volume: 2020.",
    "Large remittances:",
    "Geographic concentration of remittance sources:",
    "Robustness:",
    "Subjects: Balance of payments, Exchange rate adjustments, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Imports, International trade, Oil prices, Prices, Remittances.",
    "Keywords: developing countries, Exchange rate adjustments, Exchange rates, Global, Imports, large remittance, Oil prices, real GDP, remittance, remittance concentration, remittance flow, remittance FX inflow, remittance inflow, remittance-concentration dummy, Remittances, volatility, WP.",
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    "ISSN: 1018-5941",
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