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Guyana: why Has Growth Stopped?: an empirical study on the stagnation of economic growth
International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2007This paper examines the deterioration in economic performance in Guyana since 1998. Using an accounting exercise, the authors find that a significant part of the slowdown can be explained by declining growth rates in factor accumulation, resulting in a swing in total factor productivity (TFP).DocumentMigrant networks and foreign direct investment
World Bank Publications, 2006What are the effects of ethic networks on foreign direct investment (FDI)? This study investigates the link between the presence of migrants in the United States and U.S. FDI in 56 of the migrants' countries of origin.DocumentThe impact of international migration on the economic development of countries in the Mediterranean basin
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2006The intense debate continues on the potential poverty reducing effects of remittances. This paper analyses the impact migrant workers’ remittances have in stimulating local economic development.DocumentMigration and the remittance euphoria: development or dependency?
New Economics Foundation, 2006This report is critical of the attention paid to the role of migrant remittances in promoting economic growth.DocumentWhy do migrants return to poor countries? Evidence from Philippine migrants’ responses to exchange rate shocks
National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2006Economic models of migration behaviour have sought to explain why migrants might return to a poorer home country. Models suggest that some migrants are motivated by the desire to earn more over their lifetime in the host country, while others aim only to earn a ‘target’ amount before returning home.DocumentMigration policy and its interactions with aid, trade, and foreign direct investment policies: a background paper
OECD Development Centre, 2006This paper reviews the literature on the interconnections between migration, rich-country trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and development assistance, and the positive and negative effects on the sending countries’ development.DocumentAltruism and workers' remittances: evidence from selected countries in the Middle East and Central Asia
International Monetary Fund, 2006Workers’ remittances have been playing an increasingly important role in the balance of payments of many countries and can significantly contribute to the strength of their external positions. Assessing the likely stability of remittance flows could be a valuable input to the analysis of their external vulnerabilities.DocumentBeware of emigrants bearing gifts: optimal fiscal and monetary policy in the presence of remittances
International Monetary Fund, 2006The World Bank’s recent Global Economic Prospects (World Bank, 2006) estimates official remittances received by developing countries in 2005 were $167 billion, up 73 percent from 2001.DocumentThe macroeconomics of remittances: the case of Tajikistan
International Monetary Fund, 2006Labour migration and associated remittances have been a largely unexpected result of the transition of Tajikistan to a market economy. Against a background of economic instability and civil distress, migration from Tajikistan and the consequent remittances have been unprecedented in their magnitude and economic impact, with flows of remittances reaching around 50% of GDP.DocumentSupporting remittances in Southern Africa: estimating market potential and assessing regulatory obstacles
Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2005In many poor nations, remittances are an extremely important, form of income upport. In some countries remittance flows are large enough to substantially support the balance of payments and dwarf aid flows.Pages