Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/27025 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Advanced Studies Working Papers No. 448
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
In many developing countries, the formal financial sector is underdeveloped and majority of the population does not have access to it. This paper analyzes the empirical link between remittances and financial sector development on a microeconomic level. Using a unique household dataset for Moldova, we find that receiving monetary remittances has a positive and significant effect on the probability of having a bank account, thereby promoting financial sector development. Furthermore, we show that remittances tend to have an even higher positive effect on household savings, which is a sign for a hidden potential for financial sector development.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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