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dc.contributor.authorAmbrosius, Christianen
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-15T14:20:47Z-
dc.date.available2011-07-15T14:20:47Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/48296-
dc.description.abstractIn policy discussions, it has frequently been claimed that migrants' remittances could function as a 'catalyst' for financial access among receiving households. This paper provides empirical evidence on this hypothesis from Mexico, a main receiver of remittances worldwide. Using the Mexican Family Life Survey panel (MxFLS) for 2002 and 2005, the results from the treatment-effect-model at household level show that a change in remittance status has an important impact on ownership of savings accounts and the availability of borrowing options. This effect is significant for rural, but not for urban households and important for microfinance institutions, but not for traditional banks.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft |cKiel und Hamburgen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aProceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2011 |x5en
dc.subject.jelG21en
dc.subject.jelO16en
dc.subject.jelF24en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordRemittancesen
dc.subject.keywordMexicoen
dc.subject.keywordFinancial Accessen
dc.subject.keywordMicrofinanceen
dc.titleAre Remittances a 'Catalyst' for Financial Access? Evidence from Mexico-
dc.typeConference Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn665566271en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:gdec11:5en

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