Arbeitspapier

Remittances and financial inclusion in development

In this paper we focus on the relationship between remittance inflows and financial inclusion in developing countries. We present single equation estimates on remittances and financial inclusion, and system estimates in which economic growth is explained by e.g., financial inclusion, and financial inclusion by, e.g., remittances inflows. These regressions clearly confirm our main hypothesis that remittances have a development impact through their effect on financial inclusion. Overall, our paper indicates the importance of studying the effects of remittances in developing countries. Remittances, in terms of size, are not only one of the main capital inflows in developing countries, often even more substantial than ODA, but they also appear to have a robust positive effect on economic growth.

ISBN
9291909947=978-92-9190-994-0
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: WIDER Research Paper ; No. 2007/49

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Remittances
Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
Thema
capital flows
remittances
finance
Rücküberweisung (Migranten)
Bankgeschäft
Entwicklungsländer

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Toxopeus, Helen S.
Lensink, Robert
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2007

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Toxopeus, Helen S.
  • Lensink, Robert
  • The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Entstanden

  • 2007

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