Inter-American Development Bank 
Financing the Family [PDF ebook] 
Remittances to Central America in a Time of Crisis

Interest in learning how to make the most of the potential developmental benefits of remittance flows has grown worldwide. Financing the Family adds to that body of knowledge with a summary of recent research that emphasizes experimental approaches, focuses on Central America, and analyzes the impact of the recent financial crisis.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction; Gabriela Inchauste and Ernesto Stein 2. Migration, Remittances, and Economic Development: A Literature Review; Dean Yang 3. Enhancing the Impact of Remittances on Development: New Evidence from Experiments among Migrants from El Salvador; Dean Yang 4. US Migrant Employment and Remittances to Central America: A Cointegration Approach; Gabriela Inchauste, Cesar Liendo and Ernesto Stein 5. Remittances and Poverty in the Context of Economic Crisis: Honduras and El Salvador; Viviane Azevedo, Cesar P. Bouillon, and Marcos Robles 6. Trends in Economic Outcomes for Salvadoran Migrants and Their Remittance Recipients during the US Economic Crisis: Insights from the El Salvador Survey of Migrant Families; Diego Aycinena, Sebastian Calonico, Gabriela Inchauste, Claudia Martinez and Dean Yang

Om författaren

Gabriela Inchauste Ernesto Stein Dean Yang Cesar Liendo Diego Aycinena Sebastian Calonico Claudia Martinez