Remittances and financial inclusion : evidence from El Salvador (English)

This paper investigates the impact of remittances on financial inclusion. This is an important issue given recent studies showing that financial inclusion can have significant beneficial effects on households. Using household-level survey data for El Salvador, the authors examine the impact of remittances on households' use of savings and credit instruments from formal financial institutions. They find that although remittances have a positive impact...

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Anzoategui,Diego;

Demirguc-Kunt,Asli;

Martinez Peria,Maria Soledad;
Document Date
2011/10/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5839
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
El Salvador,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2011/10/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Remittances and financial inclusion : evidence from El Salvador
Keywords
remittance

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Anzoategui,Diego; Demirguc-Kunt,Asli; Martinez Peria,Maria Soledad.

Remittances and financial inclusion : evidence from El Salvador (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5839 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/149671468233692170

Remittances and financial inclusion : evidence from El Salvador (English)

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