Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for World Economics
No 1130:
Worker Remittances and Capital Flows
Claudia M. Buch, Anja Kuckulenz and Marie-Helene Le Manchec
Abstract: The debate on the risks and benefits of the globalisation
of international capital markets has focused on the volume and the
volatility of the main capital flows foreign direct investment (FDI),
portfolio investment, and foreign bank lending. Financial transfers in the
form of worker remittances have received less attention in this context.
This paper provides an analysis on the magnitude of remittances, their
volatility, and their relationship to other capital flows. Moreover, we
provide empirical evidence on the determinants of remittances and private
capital flows.
Keywords: remittances, migration, capital flows; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: F22; F36; J61; (follow links to similar papers)
41 pages, June 2002
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