Are Bilateral Remittances Countercyclical?

Open Economies Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Frankel, Jeffrey ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Countercyclical; Currency union; Economic development; Emigrant; Immigrant; International; Migration; Procyclical; Remittance

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; IMMIGRANT; MIGRANT WORKER; MONETARY UNION; REMITTANCE;

HARNESS;

EID: 79251598105     PISSN: 09237992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11079-010-9184-y     Document Type: Article

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