Remittances : (Record no. 25521)

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fixed length control field 01897nam a2200289 a 4500
039 ## - LEVEL OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL AND CODING DETAIL [OBSOLETE]
Level of effort used to assign subject headings TLC
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Freund, Caroline L.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Remittances :
Remainder of title transaction costs, determinants, and informal flows /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Caroline Freund, Nikola Spatafora.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington, D. C :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. World Bank,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2005.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 42p ;
Dimensions 27 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Also available online.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note "Recorded workers' remittances to developing Countries have grown rapidly, to more than $100 billion in 2004, bringing increasing attention to these flows as a potential tool for development. But even these statistics are likely to significantly understate true remittances, as a large share is believed to flow through informal channels. Estimates of the importance of the informal sector vary widely, ranging from 35 percent to 250 percent of total remittances. The primary motivation of the authors is to develop the first empirical methodology to estimate informal flows. They use insights from the literature on shadow economies and empirically estimate informal remittances for more than 100 Countries using historical data on the balance of payments (BOP), migration, transaction costs, and country characteristics. Their results imply that informal remittances amount of about 35-37 pe
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references.
506 ## - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE
Terms governing access Open access.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical subject Emigrant remittances
General subdivision Developing Countries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical subject Informal sector (Economics)
General subdivision Developing Countries.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Spatafora, Nikola jt. author.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element World Bank.
949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
a BSPC
b SPC
c HG3881.5
d .W57 no.3704
g 60185
5 N
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    Library of Congress Classification     University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Main Campus Library   18.06.2019   Spc HG 3881.5 .W57 no.3704 60185 18.06.2019 18.06.2019 Books