The Demographic, Economic and Financial Determinants of International Remittances in Developing Countries

Adams, Richard H., Jr.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES;    BALANCE OF PAYMENTS;    BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS;    BANK POLICY;    BIASES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4583
RP-ID  :  WPS4583

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

What causes developing countries toreceive different levels of international remittances? Thispaper addresses this question by using new data on suchvariables as the skill composition of migrants, poverty, andinterest and exchange rates to examine the determinants ofremittances. The paper finds that the skill composition ofmigrants does matter in remittance determination. Countrieswhich export a larger share of high-skilled (educated)migrants receive less per capita remittances than countrieswhich export a larger proportion of low-skilled migrants. Italso finds that the level of poverty in a labor-sendingcountry does not have a positive impact on the level ofremittances received.