Grants, Remittances, and the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate in Sub-Saharan African Countries

This paper builds on the methodology developed by Chudik and Mongardini (2007) to estimate the relationship between grants and remittances and the equilibrium real exchange rate in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries using panel techniques. The results indicate that grants and remittances are not as...

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Main Author: Mongardini, Joannes
Other Authors: Rayner, Brett
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2009
Series:IMF Working Papers
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