Structural Change in MENA Remittance Flows

George S. Naufal; Ismail H. Genc

doi:10.1080/1540496X.2015.1080515

Structural Change in MENA Remittance Flows

George S. Naufal
, Ismail H. Genc^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Texas A&M University
American University of Sharjah

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Abstract

After independence, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries relied heavily on foreign workers from fellow Arab countries. Thus, remittances flowed from the GCC to other countries in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In the 1980s and 1990s, the labor source switched to South Asia, which we econometrically verify. This deprived several MENA labor exporters of large sums of foreign exchange, adding significant economic, social, and political hardships on non-GCC MENA countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1175-1178
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
Volume	51
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2015.1080515
Publication status	Published - 2 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
migration
remittances
structural break
unit roots

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