The Tale of Three Amigos: Remittances, Exchange Rates, and Money Demand in Mexico

The author analyzes the relationship between remittances, exchange rates, and money demand in Mexico. He finds that shocks to remittances have a positive impact on domestic money demand. The results also suggest the existence of a bi‐directional relationship between remittances and the exchange rate...

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Volume:	13
Main Author:	Vargas‐Silva, Carlos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2009 WILEY Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
published in:	Review of development economics Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
Data of publication:	February 2009
ISSN:	1363-6669 1467-9361
EISSN:	1467-9361
Discipline:	Economics
Bibliography:	The author wishes to thank Donald Freeman, Hiranya Nath, Susan Pozo, Isabel Ruiz, Stephanie Seguino, and Mark Wheeler for helpful comments and suggestions. An earlier draft of this article was presented at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economic Association in Chicago, Illinois.
Subjects:	Development Studies Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Prices and rates Money Analysis Foreign exchange WORKERS REMITTANCES TIME-SERIES UNIT-ROOT
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2009 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS