What Explains the Cost of Remittances? An Examination across 119 Country Corridor

What Explains the Cost of Remittances? An Examination across 119 Country Corridor

Remittances are a sizeable source of external financing for developing countries. In the L Aquila 2009 G8 Summit, leaders pledged to reduce the cost of remittances by half in 5 years (from 10 to 5 percent). Yet, empirically, little is known about w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beck, Thorsten, Peria, Maria Soledad Martinez
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
AVERAGE COSTS
AVERAGE REMITTANCE
BANK BRANCHES
BANK COMPETITION
BANK DATA
BANK PAYMENT
BANK POLICY
BANKING INDUSTRY
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTORS
BANKING SERVICES
BANKS
BRAIN DRAIN
BULLETIN
BUSINESS FORMATION
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CHILD HEALTH
CONSUMERS
COST OF REMITTANCE
COST OF REMITTANCES
COSTS OF REMITTANCES
CURRENCY
CURRENCY BOARDS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIASPORA
DUMMY VARIABLE
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
EDUCATED MIGRANTS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELASTICITY
EMERGING MARKET
EMIGRATION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES
EXPATRIATES
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
FLOWS OF REMITTANCES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN PENETRATION
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROUP OF BANKS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMMIGRANTS
IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INEQUALITY
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFORMAL CHANNELS
INFORMAL FLOWS
INFORMED CHOICES
INPUT PRICES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER
INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFER OPERATORS
INVESTMENT FLOWS
LEGAL TENDER
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVY
MARGINAL COSTS
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARKET PLAYERS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MARKET STRUCTURE
MICROENTERPRISES
MIGRANT
MIGRANT REMITTANCES
MIGRANTS
MONEY TRANSFER
MONEY TRANSFER OPERATORS
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
MONOPOLY
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
PERFECT COMPETITION
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION DENSITY
POST OFFICES
PROGRESS
RECIPIENT COUNTRY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE BUSINESS
REMITTANCE COSTS
REMITTANCE INDUSTRY
REMITTANCE MARKET
REMITTANCE PROVIDERS
REMITTANCE RECEIVING
REMITTANCE SENDERS
REMITTANCE SENDING
REMITTANCE SENDING COUNTRIES
REMITTANCE SERVICE
REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS
REMITTANCE SERVICES
REMITTANCE TRANSACTION
REMITTANCE TRANSACTIONS
REMITTANCES
REMITTANCES FLOWS
RESPECT
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
TAX
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRANSACTION COSTS
UNION
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