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dc.contributor.authorRios Avila, Fernandoen
dc.contributor.authorSchlarb, Evaen
dc.date.accessioned2008-10-16-
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-06T10:03:26Z-
dc.date.available2009-08-06T10:03:26Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/27025-
dc.description.abstractIn 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.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aKiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) |cKielen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aKiel Advanced Studies Working Papers |x448en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.stwRücküberweisung (Migranten)en
dc.subject.stwSparenen
dc.subject.stwFinanzsektoren
dc.subject.stwEntwicklungen
dc.subject.stwMoldawienen
dc.titleBank accounts and savings - the impact of remittances and migration: a case study of Moldova-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn582142652en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:ifwasw:448en

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