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The Demographic, Economic and Financial Determinants of International Remittances in Developing Countries

dc.contributor.author Adams, Richard H., Jr.
dc.date.accessioned 2012-05-29T15:20:59Z
dc.date.available 2012-05-29T15:20:59Z
dc.date.issued 2008-03
dc.description.abstract What causes developing countries to receive different levels of international remittances? This paper addresses this question by using new data on such variables as the skill composition of migrants, poverty, and interest and exchange rates to examine the determinants of remittances. The paper finds that the skill composition of migrants does matter in remittance determination. Countries which export a larger share of high-skilled (educated) migrants receive less per capita remittances than countries which export a larger proportion of low-skilled migrants. It also finds that the level of poverty in a labor-sending country does not have a positive impact on the level of remittances received. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9314751/demographic-economic-financial-determinants-international-remittances-developing-countries
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6539
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4583
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS
dc.subject BANK POLICY
dc.subject BIASES
dc.subject BRAIN DRAIN
dc.subject CAPITA REMITTANCES
dc.subject CIVIL UNREST
dc.subject CIVIL WAR
dc.subject COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subject DETERMINANTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DUMMY VARIABLES
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject EDUCATED MIGRANTS
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject EMIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject EXPENDITURE
dc.subject EXPENDITURES
dc.subject EXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subject FAMILIES
dc.subject FAMILY INCOME
dc.subject FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subject HOLDING
dc.subject HOME COUNTRY
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subject INFORMAL CHANNELS
dc.subject INFORMAL FLOWS
dc.subject INFORMAL REMITTANCES
dc.subject INSTRUMENT
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject INTEREST RATES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
dc.subject INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
dc.subject LATIN AMERICAN
dc.subject LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject LEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subject LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS
dc.subject MIGRANT
dc.subject MIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subject MIGRANTS
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MIGRATION DATA
dc.subject MONETARY FUND
dc.subject MONEY HOME
dc.subject NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subject NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject POLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subject POOR
dc.subject POOR PERSON
dc.subject POPULATION CENSUS
dc.subject POPULATION DATA
dc.subject POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject POVERTY DATA
dc.subject POVERTY GAP
dc.subject POVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subject POVERTY LINE
dc.subject POVERTY LINES
dc.subject POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subject PRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject PURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subject REAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject REAL INTEREST
dc.subject REAL INTEREST RATE
dc.subject REAL INTEREST RATES
dc.subject RECEIPT
dc.subject REGIONAL DUMMY
dc.subject REMITTANCE
dc.subject REMITTANCE DATA
dc.subject REMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subject REMITTANCE MONIES
dc.subject REMITTANCES
dc.subject REMITTERS
dc.subject RESOURCE FLOWS
dc.subject RESPECT
dc.subject RETURN
dc.subject RETURNS
dc.subject RURAL
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subject SKILL LEVEL
dc.subject SKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subject SKILLED MIGRATION
dc.subject SOUTH ASIAN
dc.subject STOCKS
dc.subject SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subject TEMPORARY MIGRANTS
dc.subject TRANSACTION
dc.subject TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject UNION
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject USES OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject WORKERS REMITTANCES
dc.title The Demographic, Economic and Financial Determinants of International Remittances in Developing Countries en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9314751/demographic-economic-financial-determinants-international-remittances-developing-countries
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-4583
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000158349_20080331082542
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9314751
okr.identifier.report WPS4583
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/03/31/000158349_20080331082542/Rendered/PDF/wps4583.pdf en
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Remittances
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Debt Markets
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication 26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
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