Close to home : the development impact of remittances in Latin America
By Pablo Fajnzylber, Lopez J. Humberto. 2007
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- Remittances, Liquidity Constraints and Human Capital Investments in Ecuador (2009, unknown): “In a study on 11 Latin American countries, Fajnzylber and López (2006) find that only in 6 countries in the region (Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Haiti, and El Salvador) are children in remittance-receiving households more likely to attend school, the effect being larger for children whos”
- Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development: A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues (2011, unknown): “…America, Africa, South Asia and other regions suggests that remittances reduce the depth and severity of poverty, as well as indirectly stimulate economic activity (Adams 1991, Lachaud 1999, Fajnzylber & Lopez 2007, Adams 2006b, Gupta et al. 2007, Anyanwu and Erhijakpor 2010, Ajayi et al. 2009).”
- Remittances and the Real Exchange Rate (2007, methodology): “For example, the theoretical models of Mussa (1984), Frenkel and Mussa (1985), Alberola and Lopez (2001) and Aberola et al. (2002) imply that the external equilibrium of the economy will be reached when any current account imbalance is compensated by a sustainable flow of international capital.”
- Determinants and Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa (2009, unknown): “Investigating the influence of transaction costs and financial development on recorded remittances in 104 countries, Freund and Spatafora (2005) found that both transaction costs and the presence of a dual exchange rate regime have a significantly negative effect on remittances.”