Remittances and development : lessons from Latin America /
edited by Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto Lopez.
- xxiv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Latin American development forum series .
- Latin American development forum. World Bank e-Library. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The development impact of remittances in Latin America / Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto Lopez -- How important are remittances in Latin America? / Pablo Acosta, Pablo Fajnzylber, and J. Humberto Lopez -- Migration and remittances in Latin America : patterns and determinants / Yoko Niimi and Caglar Ozden -- Do remittances lower poverty levels in Latin America? / Pablo Acosta ... [and others] -- Remittances and household behavior : evidence for Latin America / Pablo Acosta, Pablo Fajnzylber, and J. Humberto Lopez -- Do remittances affect recipient countries' financial development? / Maria Soledad Martinez Peria, Yira Mascaro, and Florencia Moizeszowicz -- Remittances, the real exchange rate, and the Dutch disease phenomenon / J. Humberto Lopez, Luis Molina, and Maurizio Bussolo -- Do conditional cash transfer programs crowd out private transfers? / Pedro Olinto and Mette E. Nielsen -- Facilitating remittances flows and security in the system / Massimo Cirasino, Mario Guadanillas, and Emanuel Salinas -- Remittances and growth : the role of complementary policies / Cesar Calderon, Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto Lopez.