The volume and number of remittances to Nicaragua increased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using administrative data from the largest bank in Nicaragua, we find that this increase comes from new recipients that were not receiving bank remittances before. Complementary household survey data from a sample of recipients suggests that informal channels are rarely used by Nicaraguan migrants, confirming that these new recipients only started...
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2022/05/31
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Document de politique générale
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173852
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2022/07/12
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Disclosed
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Coping During the Covid-19 Pandemic : Evidence from Remittances into Nicaragua