Spatial impact of overseas Filipino workers' remittances on the Philippine economy

Spatial impact of overseas Filipino workers' remittances on the Philippine economy

Remittance inflows from overseas Filipino workers have become the second-largest source of foreign exchange for the Philippine economy. In view of this, we assess the vulnerability of Philippine households to an exogenous shock in the form of a five-percent decline in remittances. We utilize a spati...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Philippine Review of Economics Vol. 46, no. 2 (December 2009), p. 221-241.
Main Authors: Dakila, Cristela Goce (Author), Dakila, Francisco Jr (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: [Quezon City] School of Economics, University of the Philippines 2009.
Subjects:
Emigrant remittances > Philippines.
Filipinos > Employment > Foreign countries > Economic aspects.
Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects > Philippines.
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