Remittances and the Dutch disease

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-116

  Acosta, Pablo A ^a   Lartey, Emmanuel K K ^b   Mandelman, Federico S ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dutch disease; Real exchange rate; Remittances

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; INCOME; LABOR SUPPLY; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; REMITTANCE; STOCHASTICITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 69549137952     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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