Remittances and Institutions : Are Remittances a Curse? /

This paper addresses the complex and overlooked relationship between the receipt of workers' remittances and institutional quality in the recipient country. Using a simple model, we show how an increase in remittance inflows can lead to deterioration of institutional quality - specifically, to...

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Main Author: Dagher, Jihad
Other Authors: Abdih, Y (Yasser), Abdih, Yasser, Chami, Ralph, Montiel, Peter J., 1951-, Montiel, Peter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008
Series:IMF Working Papers ; Working Paper No. 08/29
IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/029
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