Remittances and development : lessons from Latin America / edited by Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto Lopez.

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TextSeries: Latin American development forum | World Bank e-LibraryPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008Description: xxiv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0821368702
0821368710 (electronic)
9780821368701
9780821368718 (electronic)

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Additional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification:

338.98 22

LOC classification:

HG3915.5 .R47 2008

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Contents:

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.

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