Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/34035 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 2160
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Despite the increasing importance of remittances in total international capital flows, the relationship between remittances and growth has not been adequately studied. This paper studies one of the links between remittances and growth, in particular how local financial sector development influences a country's capacity to take advantage of remittances Using a newly-constructed dataset for remittances covering about 100 developing countries, we find that remittances boost growth in countries with less developed financial systems by providing an alternative way to finance investment and helping overcome liquidity constraints. The study also explores some common myths about remittances and suggests that they are predominantly profit-driven and mostly pro-cyclical.
Subjects: 
remittances
financial development
growth
JEL: 
F22
F43
O16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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