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Cover IMF Working Papers
Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?
Mr. Samir Jahjah
,
Mr. Ralph Chami
, and
Connel Fullenkamp
The role of remittances in development and economic growth is not well understood. This is partly because the literatures on the causes and effects of remittances remain separate. We develop a framework that links the motivation for remittances with their effect on economic activity. Because remittances take place under asymmetric information and economic uncertainty, there exists a significant moral hazard problem. The implication is that remittances have a negative effect on economic growth. We test this prediction using panel methods on a large sample of countries. The results indicate that remittances do have a negative effect on economic growth, which indicates that the moral hazard problem in remittances is severe.
Keywords:
WP; worker remittance; economic growth; interest rate; remittances; altruism; asymmetric information; private income transfers; moral hazard; remittance transfer; remittance literature; remittance-determination equation; remittance determination; remittance arrangement; effects of remittance; remittance decision; remittance choice; remittance inflow; Migration; Income; Outward remittances; Middle East