Policy emphasis for financial sector development has shifted away from microfinance and towards the development of …

technology and achieving the sustainable development goal's recommendation of lower transaction cost of remittances. …

remittance income is spent. My findings suggest that in communities without banks remittances are more likely to be used for … increases the likelihood that remittances are used for productive investment and decreases the likelihood that remittances are … remittances for productive investment, purchasing assets, and general consumption. …