Globalization, Migration and Development: The Role of Mexican Migrant Remittances

By López Córdova, José Ernesto. 2006

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In this paper we present evidence suggesting that international migrant remittances generally lead to improved developmental outcomes. Using a cross-section of Mexican municipalities in the year 2000, we show that increases in the fraction of households receiving international remittances are generally correlated with better schooling and health outcomes and with reductions in some dimensions of poverty. Our results take into account the likely endogeneity between migration, remittances and developmental outcome variables, and they suggest that measures to facilitate remittance flows are desirable.

Subfields: Demography, Sociology and Political Science

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What is the Impact of International Remittances on Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (2007, methodology): “The data used by Lopez-Córdova (2005) is also nationally representative but it is aggregated at the municipal level. the two potential drivers of poverty:6 average income growth and income inequality.”
Impact of remittances on economic growth and poverty reduction amongst CIS countries (2019, background): “Several recent studies have analysed household investments in human capital development amongst developing countries by proving the existence of a correlation between remittances and child education (Lopez-Cordova, 2004).”
Migrants’ International Transfers and Educational Expenditure: Empirical Evidence from Albania (2010, background): “The closure of most pre-schools and secondary vocational schools, inadequate public spending, deterioration of school infrastructure as well as lack of value placed on education are all factors responsible for the reduction in school quality (World Bank, 2005). The poor quality is also due to ineffi”
Migration Remittances and Development: A Review of Global Evidence (2006, methodology): “Lopez Cordova (2004) uses a cross-section of all Mexican municipalities (over 2400) in the year 2000 to look at the impact of migration on education and health outcomes.”