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Worker’s remittances as stable financial flows: some evidence from India

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This paper dwells upon the financial dimension of workers’ remittances as this issue has assumed significant policy attention across the spectrum of developing countries. Specifically, it addresses the following: i) Literature on workers’’ remittances in a macro economic framework; ii) Stability of workers’ remittances as a sustainable source of external finance; iii) Channels through the workers’ remittances flows into India and the issue of high transaction cost entailed in transmitting funds; and (iv) Impact of policy reforms in India on the modes of remittance transfers.

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  • Singh, Bhupal, 2006. "Worker’s remittances as stable financial flows: some evidence from India," MPRA Paper 22225, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Bhupal Singh, 2009. "Structural Shifts in the Current Account of India's Balance of Payments," Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 3(2), pages 133-171, April.
    2. Alkhathlan, Khalid A., 2013. "The nexus between remittance outflows and growth: A study of Saudi Arabia," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 695-700.
    3. Alshammari Nayef & Faras Reyadh & Alshuwaiee Wael, 2022. "Economic and Political Drivers of Remittance Transfer," South East European Journal of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 17(1), pages 54-67, June.
    4. Ibrahim Sirkeci & Jeffrey H. Cohen & Dilip Ratha, 2012. "Migration and Remittances during the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 13092.

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    Keywords

    Workers' remittances; financial flows; transaction cost;
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • F24 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Remittances

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