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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2014/02/01
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Article de revue
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83341
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2015/10/15
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Remittances and financial inclusion : evidence from El Salvador
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remittance