title: The impact of migrants' remittances on the Egyptian economy.
abstract: "The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of the large remittances made by Egyptian migrants to their home country on the Egyptian economy.  In order to study this impact, we use the implications of the standard Keynesian model.  We estimated the structural equations of the model using annual data for the Egyptian economy over the period from 1970 to 1984.... The results suggest that remittances have had a strong positive impact on GNP in Egypt."  The authors note that remittances especially affect private consumption spending.  Policy implications concerning labor migration are discussed. (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kandil
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Metwally
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004534:Egypt; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D008877:Middle East; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Africa; Arab Countries; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Egypt; Labor Migration; Macroeconomic Factors; Mediterranean Countries; Microeconomic Factors; Migration; Migration Policy; Northern Africa; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Remittances; Social Policy