En 2007 se inició un programa cofinanciado por el Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA) y el Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones del BID, con la asistencia técnica del Banco Mundial, con el propósito de asistir a los bancos centrales y demás autoridades de competentes de los...

In this paper we present evidence suggesting that international migrant remittances generally lead to improved developmental outcomes. Using a cross-section of Mexican municipalities in the year 2000, we show that increases in the fraction of households receiving international remittances are...

Using data from Mexican surveys of Microenterprises conducted between 1992 and 1998, we examine the association between migration to the US and investment in microenterprises, the use of paid and unpaid labor, and the earnings of micro entrepreneurs. We find that investments in microenterprises...

This report seeks to analyze the efforts among financial institutions to leverage the relationship between financial intermediation and remittance transfers. The impact of family remittances has been highlighted in the literature as an important one for development. A development impact is one...

Este trabajo estima el impacto del acceso a ciertos servicios financieros (descuento de facturas, órdenes de compra, garantías de participación y cumplimiento) en el desempeño de un grupo de micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MiPyME) clientes de una entidad de microfinanzas que opera en...

Workers's remittances to Mexico represent one of Mexico's most important sources of foreign income, only second to petroleum sales. This paper attempts to measure the elasticity or responsiveness of healthcare use to remittances. Do remittances increase healthcare use by a large or a small...

This paper examines the impact of migration on education inequality in rural Mexico. Using data from the 1997 National Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID), we first examine the impact of migration on educational attainment for males and females aged 12-15 and 16-18. We then build on the...

Guatemala - Final public report about the Program for application of general principles for Latin American and Caribbean remittance market

Presentación del FOMIN que da a conocer la iniciativa K2Practice, el cual abarca: Repositorio de Información, comunidades de Aprendizaje FOMIN en clusters y países, análisis de temas maduros en el FOMIN para la replicabilidad en otros contextos y lugares y apoyo al cambio organizacional del...

El presente trabajo busca aportar evidencia sobre la importancia de las remesas en el contexto norte-sur; específicamente, en el corredor Estados Unidos-Costa Rica. Para ello, se analizan los resultados de una encuesta estadísticamente representativa a una muestra de hogares costarricenses...