Macroeconomic consequences of remittances

IMF Occasional Papers

Volumn , Issue 259, 2008, Pages 1-84

  Chami, Ralph ^a   Barajas, Adolfo ^a   Cosimano, Thomas ^b   Fullenkamp, Connel ^c   Gapen, Michael ^a   Montiel, Peter ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MACROECONOMICS; POLICY MAKING; REMITTANCE;

HARNESS;

EID: 42649126001     PISSN: 02516365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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