Remittances are a sizeable source of external financing for developing countries. In the L’Aquila 2009 G8 Summit …, leaders pledged to reduce the cost of remittances by half in 5 years (from 10 to 5 percent). Yet, empirically, little is known … about what drives the cost of remittances. Using newly gathered data across 119 country corridors, this paper explores the …

Remittances are a substantial source of external financing for developing countries that influence many aspects of … their development. Though research has shown that remittances are both expensive and price sensitive, little is known about … associated with the price of remittances. Corridors with larger numbers of migrants and more competition among providers are …

Remittances are a sizeable source of external financing for developing countries. In the L Aquila 2009 G8 Summit …, leaders pledged to reduce the cost of remittances by half in 5 years (from 10 to 5 percent). Yet, empirically, little is known … about what drives the cost of remittances. Using newly gathered data across 119 country corridors, this paper explores the …

Remittances are a sizeable source of external financing for developing countries. In the L Aquila 2009 G8 Summit …, leaders pledged to reduce the cost of remittances by half in 5 years (from 10 to 5 percent). Yet, empirically, little is known … about what drives the cost of remittances. Using newly gathered data across 119 country corridors, this paper explores the …