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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817594803321

Autore

Gapen Michael

Titolo

Beware of Emigrants Bearing Gifts : : Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Presence of Remittances / / Michael Gapen, Thomas Cosimano, Ralph Chami

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-4623-8008-5

1-4527-1483-5

1-283-51635-7

9786613828804

1-4519-0857-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (51 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

CosimanoThomas

ChamiRalph

Soggetti

Emigrant remittances - Econometric models

Fiscal policy - Econometric models

Monetary policy - Econometric models

Exports and Imports

Labor

Macroeconomics

Taxation

Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Stabilization

Treasury Policy

Remittances

Demand and Supply of Labor: General

Aggregate Factor Income Distribution

Macroeconomics: Consumption

Saving

Wealth

Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

International economics

Labour

income economics

Welfare & benefit systems

Labor supply

Income



Consumption

Labor taxes

Balance of payments

National accounts

Taxes

International finance

Labor market

Economics

Income tax

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"March 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. REMITTANCES""; ""THEIR MOTIVATION""; ""III. A STOCHASTIC MONETARY ECONOMY""; ""IV. THE RAMSEY EQUILIBRIUM""; ""V. RESULTS""; ""VI. CONCLUSION""; ""References""

Sommario/riassunto

This paper uses a stochastic dynamic general equilibrium model to investigate the influence of countercyclical remittances on the conduct of fiscal and monetary policy and trace their effects on real and nominal variables in a business cycle setting. We show that remittances raise disposable income and consumption, and insure against income shocks, thereby raising household welfare. However, remittances increase the correlation between labor and output, thereby producing a more volatile business cycle and increasing output and labor market risk. Optimal monetary policy in the presence of remittances deviates from the Friedman rule, highlighting the need for independent government policy instruments.