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

This paper investigates the impact of remittances on financial inclusion. Using household-level survey data for El Salvador, we examine whether remittances affect households' use of savings and credit instruments from formal financial institutions. The authors find that although remittances have a positive impact on financial inclusion by promoting the use of deposit accounts, they do not have a significant and robust effect on the demand for and...

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Anzoategui,Diego;

Demirguc-Kunt,Asli;

Martinez Peria,Maria Soledad;
Document Date
2014/02/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
83341
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
El Salvador,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2015/10/15
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). Author accepted manuscript Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/400041528466434718

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

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