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Determinants of Workers' Remittances: Turkish Evidence from High-Frequency Data

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  • Ahmet Murat Alper
  • Bilin Neyapti

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The potential importance of workers remittances (WR) as a relatively stable source of foreign exchange has been growing across the world. We present time-series evidence on the determinants of WR in a large developing country, Turkey. Using yearly data, Aydas et al. (2005) show that WR flows to Turkey are significantly influenced by the growth rate of the home gross domestic product (GDP); the level of GDP in both home and host countries; interest rate differentials between home and host countries; the black market exchange rate; inflation; and political stability. This study utilizes higher-frequency data to further investigate the issue from both long-term and short-term perspectives. The new evidence supports the earlier findings regarding the long-run investment motive, but it also shows that consumption smoothing is an effective short-run motive for sending remittances to Turkey.

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  • Ahmet Murat Alper & Bilin Neyapti, 2006. "Determinants of Workers' Remittances: Turkish Evidence from High-Frequency Data," Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(5), pages 91-100, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:eaeuec:v:44:y:2006:i:5:p:91-100
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    1. Artatrana Ratha and Eungmin Kang, 2020. "Macroeconomic Determinants of International Remittances: Evidence from Time-Series and Panel Methods," Journal of Economic Development, Chung-Ang Unviersity, Department of Economics, vol. 45(3), pages 51-76, September.
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    8. Shashi Kant Chaudhary, PhD, 2022. "Remittances, Economic Growth and Investment Nexus: Evidence from Nepal," NRB Economic Review, Nepal Rastra Bank, Economic Research Department, vol. 34(1), pages 1-23, April.

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