Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration and Remittances

Remittances to developing countries are estimated to have declined by 6.1 percent in 2009 as a result of weak job markets in major destination countries. Although new migration has fallen, it is still positive. The stock of international migrants,...

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Main Authors: Mohapatra, Sanket, Ratha, Dilip
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11900288/impact-global-financial-crisis-migration-remittances
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spelling okr-10986-102102021-04-23T14:02:49Z Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration and Remittances Mohapatra, Sanket Ratha, Dilip ACCESSION COUNTRIES ARBITRATION ASSETS BANK DEPOSITS BANKING NETWORKS BENEFICIARIES BONDS BORDER TRANSFERS CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKET CENTRAL BANKS COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES CONSUMER LOANS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT RATING DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DIASPORA ECONOMIC CRISES ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYERS EQUITY FLOWS EXCHANGE CONTROLS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENT EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FINANCING FAMILIES FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL TRANSACTION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTORS GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE GLOBAL ECONOMY GROWTH RATE HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES HOME BUYERS HOME COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INCOME SHOCKS INCOMES INFORMAL CHANNELS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INSURANCE INSURANCE PRODUCTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIARY BANKS INTERNATIONAL CREDIT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES INVESTMENT PURPOSES INVESTMENT · POLICY LABOR MARKET LEVERAGE LOAN LOAN PRODUCTS LOCAL CURRENCY LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC LEVEL MARKET ACCESS MFI MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRANT TRANSFERS MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRATION POLICY MOBILE PHONE MONETARY FUND MONEY TRANSFER MONEY-TRANSFER COMPANIES MORTGAGES NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL DISASTERS OIL PRICES OUTPUT PAYMENT SYSTEMS PHONE NETWORKS POLICY RESPONSES POSTAL NETWORKS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS PRIVATE DEBT PROTECTIONIST MEASURES PUBLIC EXPENDITURE QUOTAS RECESSION REMITTANCE REMITTANCE COSTS REMITTANCE FLOWS REMITTANCE INFLOWS REMITTANCE INFLOWS AS COLLATERAL REMITTANCE MARKET REMITTANCE PROVIDERS REMITTANCE SERVICE REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS REMITTANCE SERVICES REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FOR INVESTMENT RETURN RETURN MIGRATION SAVINGS SEND REMITTANCES SETTLEMENT SKILLED MIGRANTS SKILLED WORKERS SLOWDOWN SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL SECURITY STOCKS TERRORISM TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES VALUATION Remittances to developing countries are estimated to have declined by 6.1 percent in 2009 as a result of weak job markets in major destination countries. Although new migration has fallen, it is still positive. The stock of international migrants, therefore, has continued to grow and remittances have remained resilient. Going forward, remittance flows to Latin America are expected to recover, whereas those to East Asia and South Asia are likely to slow. Policy responses should involve efforts to facilitate migration and remittances to make these flows cheaper, safer, and more productive for both the sending and the receiving countries. 2012-08-13T10:44:24Z 2012-08-13T10:44:24Z 2010-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11900288/impact-global-financial-crisis-migration-remittances http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10210 English Economic Premise; No. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCESSION COUNTRIES
ARBITRATION
ASSETS
BANK DEPOSITS
BANKING NETWORKS
BENEFICIARIES
BONDS
BORDER TRANSFERS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CENTRAL BANKS
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES
CONSUMER LOANS
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT RATING
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DEPRECIATION
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DIASPORA
ECONOMIC CRISES
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICY
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPLOYERS
EQUITY FLOWS
EXCHANGE CONTROLS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENT
EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNAL FINANCE
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GROWTH RATE
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HOME BUYERS
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOME SHOCKS
INCOMES
INFORMAL CHANNELS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIARY BANKS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
INVESTMENT PURPOSES
INVESTMENT · POLICY
LABOR MARKET
LEVERAGE
LOAN
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOCAL CURRENCY
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC LEVEL
MARKET ACCESS
MFI
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIGRANT TRANSFERS
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRATION POLICY
MOBILE PHONE
MONETARY FUND
MONEY TRANSFER
MONEY-TRANSFER COMPANIES
MORTGAGES
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL DISASTERS
OIL PRICES
OUTPUT
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
PHONE NETWORKS
POLICY RESPONSES
POSTAL NETWORKS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS
PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS
PRIVATE DEBT
PROTECTIONIST MEASURES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
QUOTAS
RECESSION
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE COSTS
REMITTANCE FLOWS
REMITTANCE INFLOWS
REMITTANCE INFLOWS AS COLLATERAL
REMITTANCE MARKET
REMITTANCE PROVIDERS
REMITTANCE SERVICE
REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS
REMITTANCE SERVICES
REMITTANCES
REMITTANCES FOR INVESTMENT
RETURN
RETURN MIGRATION
SAVINGS
SEND REMITTANCES
SETTLEMENT
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED WORKERS
SLOWDOWN
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOCIAL SECURITY
STOCKS
TERRORISM
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
VALUATION
spellingShingle ACCESSION COUNTRIES
ARBITRATION
ASSETS
BANK DEPOSITS
BANKING NETWORKS
BENEFICIARIES
BONDS
BORDER TRANSFERS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CENTRAL BANKS
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES
CONSUMER LOANS
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT RATING
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DEPRECIATION
DEPRESSION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DIASPORA
ECONOMIC CRISES
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICY
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPLOYERS
EQUITY FLOWS
EXCHANGE CONTROLS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENT
EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNAL FINANCE
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FAMILIES
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GROWTH RATE
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HOME BUYERS
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOME SHOCKS
INCOMES
INFORMAL CHANNELS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIARY BANKS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
INVESTMENT PURPOSES
INVESTMENT · POLICY
LABOR MARKET
LEVERAGE
LOAN
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOCAL CURRENCY
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC LEVEL
MARKET ACCESS
MFI
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIGRANT TRANSFERS
MIGRANT WORKERS
MIGRATION POLICY
MOBILE PHONE
MONETARY FUND
MONEY TRANSFER
MONEY-TRANSFER COMPANIES
MORTGAGES
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL DISASTERS
OIL PRICES
OUTPUT
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
PHONE NETWORKS
POLICY RESPONSES
POSTAL NETWORKS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE BANKS
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS
PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS
PRIVATE DEBT
PROTECTIONIST MEASURES
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
QUOTAS
RECESSION
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE COSTS
REMITTANCE FLOWS
REMITTANCE INFLOWS
REMITTANCE INFLOWS AS COLLATERAL
REMITTANCE MARKET
REMITTANCE PROVIDERS
REMITTANCE SERVICE
REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS
REMITTANCE SERVICES
REMITTANCES
REMITTANCES FOR INVESTMENT
RETURN
RETURN MIGRATION
SAVINGS
SEND REMITTANCES
SETTLEMENT
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED WORKERS
SLOWDOWN
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOCIAL SECURITY
STOCKS
TERRORISM
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
VALUATION
Mohapatra, Sanket
Ratha, Dilip
Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration and Remittances
relation Economic Premise; No. 2
description Remittances to developing countries are estimated to have declined by 6.1 percent in 2009 as a result of weak job markets in major destination countries. Although new migration has fallen, it is still positive. The stock of international migrants, therefore, has continued to grow and remittances have remained resilient. Going forward, remittance flows to Latin America are expected to recover, whereas those to East Asia and South Asia are likely to slow. Policy responses should involve efforts to facilitate migration and remittances to make these flows cheaper, safer, and more productive for both the sending and the receiving countries.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Mohapatra, Sanket
Ratha, Dilip
author_facet Mohapatra, Sanket
Ratha, Dilip
author_sort Mohapatra, Sanket
title Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration and Remittances
title_short Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration and Remittances
title_full Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration and Remittances
title_fullStr Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration and Remittances
title_full_unstemmed Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration and Remittances
title_sort impact of the global financial crisis on migration and remittances
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11900288/impact-global-financial-crisis-migration-remittances
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10210
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