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This study analyzes the interactive effects of migrant remittances and financial development on savings-investment gap … remittances reduce savings-investment gap in the long run. The gap is further reduced when the individual effect of financial … development, and the interactive effects of migrant remittances and financial development are taken into consideration. Further …
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This study analyzes the drivers of the use of formal vs. informal financial services in emerging and developing countries using the 2017 Global FINDEX data. In particular, we investigate whether individuals' choice of financial services correlates with macro-financial and macro-structural...
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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 …
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money transactions such as remittances and withdrawals, did not impact the provision of other financial services such as …
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This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance … financial inclusion in Central America. Digital remittances remain nascent in the region, primarily reflecting behavioral … alliances between traditional and fintech operators, digital remittances can further reduce transaction costs and reach those …
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In this paper, we evaluate whether remittances promote financial inclusion in developing countries. We construct an … index of financial inclusion and present single equation estimates of the effects of remittances on financial inclusion. The … econometric analysis. The regression results confirm the hypothesis that remittances have an impact on financial inclusion through …
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-based systems, and their impact on the choice of migrants to send remittances. Secondly we discuss whether alternative remittances … countries. We find that in comparison to traditional remittances sending channels, mobile money transfer channels are often …, availability and access to the remittances by receiving households or security of transactions. More importantly,mobile cash …
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