A note on the effects of remittances and overseas migration on some Philippine statistics

Sarah Lynne Daway-Ducanes and Geoffrey Ducanes

Philippine Review of Economics, 2015, vol. 51, issue 1, 95-116

Abstract: The Philippines is peculiar in that a significant portion of its population is dispersed globally, sending remittances that have exceeded 8 percent of its gross domestic product (gdp) in recent years. For the last two decades, the country has enjoyed a steady flow of remittances from overseas Filipino workers, which has not only provided an additional source of disposable income to domestic households but has also served as a buffer against economic downturns. This note shows that standard gdp accounting and current labor statistics may inadequately account for remittances and overseas migration, especially their corresponding welfare consequences. A better valuation of welfare and living standards requires alternative measures that would better capture the migration phenomenon.

Keywords: remittances; migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E01 F22 F24 J21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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