remittances--the resources of some of the world's least affluent people--have come to be seen in recent years as a fundamental … remittances and development was forged through the concrete political and intellectual practices of policy entrepreneurs within a … countries. In this rigorous and illuminating work, Matt Bakker, an economic sociologist, examines how these migrant remittances …

countries. In this rigorous and illuminating work, Matt Bakker, an economic sociologist, examines how these migrant remittances … remittances and development was forged through the concrete political and intellectual practices of policy entrepreneurs within a …

for urban households and are more important for microfinance institutions, than for traditional banks. -- Remittances … ; Mexico ; Financial Access ; Microfinance …In policy discussions, it has frequently been claimed that migrants' remittances could function as a "catalyst" for …

This paper explores the relationship between remittances and financial inclusion for a sample of 187 countries over the … period 2004-2015, using cross-country as well as dynamic panel GMM regressions. At low levels of remittances-to-GDP, these … inclusion. This 'U shaped' relationship highlights the role of remittance flows in financing household consumption at low levels …

International remittances by immigrants to their home countries is key in the funding development in migrant …-enhancing effect of remittances. Thus, the study helps explain the development dilemma of remittance inflows and financial inclusion in …