February 21-22, 2008
Developing countries received an estimated at $240 billion in remittances in 2007—an increase of more than 130 percent since 2001. In developing countries, remittances make up about 2 percent of total income and have become increasingly important as a source of foreign income in terms of both magnitude and growth. Given the importance of this source of capital, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta hosted a two-day conference where scholars presented and discussed their research on the macroeconomic impact of remittances.
Conference Papers| Thursday, February 21 |
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"Assimilation and Remittances" Presenter Disscussant |
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"The Macroeconomic Consequences of Remittances" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Remittances, Exchange Rate Regimes, and the Dutch Disease: A Panel Data Analysis" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Migration and Remittances: A New Approach with Endogenous Exchange Rates and the Possibility of Multiple Equilibria" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Remittances and the Real Exchange Rate" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Remittances and the Problem of Control: A Field Experiment with Migrant Families in El Salvador and Washington, D.C." Presenter Disscussant |
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"Remittance Volatility and Asset Accumulation" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Emerging Market Business Cycles with Remittance Fluctuations" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Beware of Emigrants Bearing Gifts: Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Presence of Remittances" Presenter Disscussant |
| Friday February 22 |
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"Migrant Remittances, Financial Globalization, and Exchange Rate Regimes in the Developing World" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Labor and Devaluation in an Integrated World" Presenters Disscussant |
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"Against the Tide: Currency Use Among Latin American Immigrants in Chicago" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Banks, Remittances and Financial Deepening in Receiving Countries. A Model" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Do Remittances Have a Flip Side? A General Equilibrium Analysis of Remittances, Labor Supply Responses and Policy Options for Jamaica" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Oil Prices and Remittances: Impacts of Oil Price Shocks on the Macroeconomy of a Small, Oil Importing, and Labor Exporting Country" Presenter Disscussant |
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"Remittances and Banking Services: Evidence from Mexico" Presenter Disscussant |
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"The Labor Market Experience and Impact of Undocumented Workers" Presenter Disscussant |
