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Labor and behavior determinants of remittances in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia is the second largest sender of international remittances. These remittances constitute large foreign capital inflows to labor‐exporting remittee economies. This study is the first to structurally decompose remittance dynamics into behavioral and labor market outcomes of migrants. Remittance outflows are decomposed into migrant labor supply, unemployment and participation rates, wage earnings, and the marginal propensity to remit (MPR) out of migrant earnings. The estimates suggest that migrant labor supply is highly elastic. The important driver of remittance dynamics is the MPR, migrant wages, and the labor supply of migrants. The MPR is found to respond counter‐cyclically to foreign gross domestic product.

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  • Stephen Snudden, 2019. "Labor and behavior determinants of remittances in Saudi Arabia," Economic Notes, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, vol. 48(3), November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecnote:v:48:y:2019:i:3:n:e12145
    DOI: 10.1111/ecno.12145
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    1. Alshammari Nayef & Faras Reyadh & Alshuwaiee Wael, 2022. "Economic and Political Drivers of Remittance Transfer," South East European Journal of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 17(1), pages 54-67, June.
    2. Hao Xiong & Wen Shi & Shilin Xu & Huayu Shen, 2021. "Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Liabilities in the Energy & Power Industry," Energy RESEARCH LETTERS, Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association, vol. 2(1), pages 1-4.
    3. Selçuk Akçay, 2021. "Are Oil Prices and Remittance Outflows Asymmetric? Evidence From Saudi Arabia," Energy RESEARCH LETTERS, Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association, vol. 1(1), pages 1-1.

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