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dc.contributor.authorAmbrosius, Christianen
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-30-
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-09T12:46:31Z-
dc.date.available2012-05-09T12:46:31Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/57828-
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 major receiver of remittances worldwide. Using the Mexican Family Life Survey panel (MxFLS) for 2002 and 2005, the results from the fixed effects logit model show that receiving remittances is strongly correlated with the ownership of savings accounts and, to some degree, with the availability of borrowing options. These effects are more important for rural households than for urban households and are more important for microfinance institutions, than for traditional banks.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFreie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft |cBerlinen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aDiskussionsbeiträge |x2012/8en
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.subject.stwRücküberweisung (Migranten)en
dc.subject.stwPrivater Haushalten
dc.subject.stwFinanzierungen
dc.subject.stwMikrofinanzen
dc.subject.stwMexikoen
dc.titleAre remittances a "catalyst" for financial access? Evidence from Mexican household data-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn714995819en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:fubsbe:20128en

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