A Theory of Workers' Remittances with An Application to Morocco

Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe

No 2004/194, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper provides a model on how altruism, "attachment" to the home country, and portfolio diversification may act as potential motives behind workers' remittances. It shows that the level of workers' remittances depends on how great are their degrees of altruism and "attachment" to their home country, and should also depend on interest rate differentials between the home country and the country of residence if portfolio diversification motives are significant in the decision to remit. The model is applied to Morocco using co-integration techniques. The paper then discusses the stability of remittances in Morocco and the policy implications in light of the empirical findings.

Keywords: WP; economic growth; exchange rate; remittances constant; Morocco; remittances; altruism; portfolio diversification; co-integration; remittance flow; workers' remittance; remittances to Morocco; remittances in Morocco; remittance inflow; Outward remittances; Consumption; Income; Wages; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35
Date: 2004-10-01
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