Author: Christopher WoodruffPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382577
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Mexican microenterprise investment and employment : the role of remittances (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD; 26)
Author: Christopher WoodruffPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382577
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Emigration, remittances and labor force participation in Mexico (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD; 28)
Author: Gordon H. HansonPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382593
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Regional integration : what in it for CARICOM ? (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD; 29)
Author: Mauricio Mesquita MoreiraPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382623
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Economic and political integration have been a perennial and neuralgic issue in the Caribbean agenda. This paper draws on the literature on trade, growth and regional agreements to discuss the motivation behind the Caribbean drive for integration, the results obtained so far and what is in stock for the future. It argues, with the help of descriptive statistics, an empirical growth model and a gravity model, that the traditional, trade related gains from regional integration have been and are bound to be limited because of (i) the countries' high openness; (ii) the limited size of the common, enlarged market; and (iii) the countries' relatively similar factor endowments. It also argues, though, that gains in the area of non-tradables, due to economies of scale which cannot be mitigated by trade and openness, can be substantial.
Remittances and healthcare expenditure patterns of populations in origin communities : evidence from Mexico (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD; 25)
Author: Catalina Amuedo DorantesPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382569
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Globalization, migration and development : the role of Mexican migrant remittances (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD ; n. 20)
Author: J. Ernesto López CórdovaPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382410
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
In this paper, we present evidence indicating that international migrant remittances lead to improved developmental outcomes. Using a cross-section of all Mexican municipalities (over 2400) in the year 2000, we show that an increase in the fraction of households receiving international remittances is correlated with better schooling and health indicators and with reductions in poverty, even after controlling for the likely endogeneity between remittances and developmental outcome variables. Our findings have important policy implications as they suggest that national governments and the international community should adopt measures that facilitate remittance flows.
Trade costs and the economic fundamentals of the initiative for integration of regional infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD; 30)
Author: Mauricio Mesquita MoreiraPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382631
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Fiscal policy and equity estimation of the progressivity and redistributive capacity of taxes and social public expenditure in the Andean countries (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD; 33)
Author: Alberto BarreixPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Convergence in the rules of origin Spaghetti Bowl : a methodological proposal (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD ; n. 34)
Author: Rafael CornejoPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382704
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Leveraging efforts on remittances and financial intermediation (Working Paper ITD = Documento de Trabajo ITD ; n. 24)
Author: Manuel OrozcoPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382526
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
International remittances and development : existing evidence, policies and recommendations (Occasional Paper ITD = Documento de Divulgación ITD ; n. 41)
Author: J. Ernesto López CórdovaPublisher: BID-INTAL
ISBN: 9507382402
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
In this paper we survey the recent literature assessing the development impact of international migrant remittances. We begin by arguing that international migration should be fully incorporated in ongoing debates on the impact of globalization. We show that, despite methodological challenges, there is an emerging body of evidence suggesting that migrant remittances can have an important impact on development and household welfare. Remittances appear to help in poverty reduction, accumulation of human capital, investment and saving. Finally, we offer an account of existing policies and recommendations to facilitate remittance flows and to take advantage of their developmental potential.