The Macroeconomics of Remittances: The Case of Tajikistan

January 1, 2006

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Alexei P Kireyev. The Macroeconomics of Remittances: The Case of Tajikistan, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed December 22, 2024

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Summary

The paper seeks to assess the macroeconomic implications of large-scale inward remittances for a small open economy. By including remittances in several standard models, the paper concludes that the overall macroeconomic impact of remittances is likely to be ambiguous. The impact depends on the structural characteristics of the receiving country, in particular its consumption and investment patterns, and its capacity to manage large financial inflows. As data deficiencies and methodological problems associated with remittances preclude crosscountry empirical investigation, the paper illustrates these findings with data on Tajikistan, where remittances as a share of GDP are among the highest in the world. The paper also evaluates the pros and cons of remittances in a broader political economy context.

Subject: Commercial banks, Income, Labor, Migration, Remittances

Keywords: A number of high-remittance country, Comparative advantage, Impact of remittance, Labor migration, Private sector, Remittance transfer, Remittances to Tajikistan, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

26
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2006/002
Stock No:

WPIEA2006002
ISBN:

9781451862621
ISSN:

1018-5941

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