This report examines the quality of public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean after more than a decade of political and economic reform. A wide variety of examples and case studies are presented in an analytical framework to help explain why policies that work in certain institutional...

This report examines the quality of public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean after more than a decade of political and economic reform. A wide variety of examples and case studies are presented in an analytical framework to help explain why policies that work in certain institutional...

Estudio sobre el caso de las remesas de Costa Rica hacia Nicaragua y la bancarización como mecanismo para reducir el costo de envío de las mismas

Estudio sobre el caso de las remesas de Costa Rica hacia Nicaragua y la bancarización como mecanismo para reducir el costo de envío de las mismas

This paper reports on the continued increase in remittances to Latin America, but also analyzes cost changes and the entry of new players, such as banks, into the Mexican market. The analysis looks at data on prices and exchange rates provided by over 100 money transfer institutions. This report...

This paper outlines elements of demand for financial services among recent Latino immigrants, summarizes key factors contributing to their financial segregation, and describes products, services and administrative practices that have been used successfully by depository institutions. Throughout...

Research on how remitters choose the means to send money home, including projections of remittance flows to Mexico and Central America that illustrate the extraordinary growth in recent years and the potential for continued growth and a demographic portrait of Latino remittance senders drawn...

This paper reports on the continued increase in remittances to Latin America, but also analyzes cost changes and the entry of new players, such as banks, into the Mexican market. The analysis looks at data on prices and exchange rates provided by over 100 money transfer institutions. This report...

Research on how remitters choose the means to send money home, including projections of remittance flows to Mexico and Central America that illustrate the extraordinary growth in recent years and the potential for continued growth and a demographic portrait of Latino remittance senders drawn...