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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788411503321

Titolo

Determinants of Emigrant Deposits in Cape Verde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

1-4623-6393-8

1-4527-2693-0

1-283-51360-9

9786613826053

1-4519-9028-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (28 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Soggetti

Emigrant remittances - Cabo Verde

Emigration and immigration - Economic aspects - Cabo Verde

Banks and Banking

Exports and Imports

Foreign Exchange

Emigration and Immigration

International Migration

Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects

Remittances

Migration, immigration & emigration

Finance

International economics

Currency

Foreign exchange

Migration

Real interest rates

Deposit rates

Emigration and immigration

Interest rates

International finance

Cabo Verde

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

At head of title: African Department.

"May 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-16).

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. EVIDENCE ON EMIGRANT DEPOSITS""; ""III. DATA AND METHODOLOGY""; ""IV. EMPIRICAL FINDINGS""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""VI. REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

In the last decade Cape Verde has experienced a strong accumulation of emigrant deposits. These deposits have provided much needed foreign exchange to the country, adding support to the exchange rate peg. This paper studies the long-run determinants of emigrant deposits with respect to risk, wealth, and return variables, isolating speculative and altruistic motives underlying the accumulation of flows. The study suggests that the temporary character of recent emigration is responsible for the rise in the share of flows driven by altruism. Finally, the paper discusses policy implications in light of the empirical findings and the recent literature on this topic.