Remittances, institutions and financial inclusion: new evidence of non-linearity
This paper investigates the effect of remittance inflows on financial inclusion. Using data from high remittance-receiving developing countries and applying dynamic panel data methods, we find that remittance inflow has a negative impact on financial inclusion for countries with low level of remitta...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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World Scientific
2020
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86683/1/Remittances%2C%20institutions.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper investigates the effect of remittance inflows on financial inclusion. Using data from high remittance-receiving developing countries and applying dynamic panel data methods, we find that remittance inflow has a negative impact on financial inclusion for countries with low level of remittances. However, this relationship is positive for countries with high level of remittances. Our study found that there exists a nonlinear relationship between remittances and financial inclusion. We also show that the effect of remittances on the financial inclusion is conditional upon people’s perception about institutions. |
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