Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35391 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 4277
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate the responsiveness of remittances from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to the changes in the price of crude oil. Most of the GCC countries rank in the top 20 remitting countries in the world. We find that oil price elasticity of remittances is around 0.4. While most studies have examined the impact of remittances on the real economic activities in the receiving countries, this study emphasises the impact of remittances on the remitting countries. We examine various policy implications with regard to macroeconomic shocks, monetary policy and fiscal policy of the GCC countries.
Subjects: 
Elasticity
remittances
oil price
GCC
JEL: 
F24
P22
N15
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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