Family Remittances: Contributions to Central America from Those Who Had to Leave

 

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Autore: Gatica López, Gustavo Adolfo
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2022
Descrizione:In the year that marks the bicentennial of Central America's independence, just over one in ten people who were born in the region live outside of it. This article analyzes recent migration and discusses the question: what are the most important contributions of these transfers in Central America? In particular, two aspects stand out: first, remittances become a kind of privatized social policy. Second, they make a contribution to fiscal revenues in the recipient countries. With the exception of Costa Rica, family remittances dwarf the revenues coming in through Foreign Direct Investment despite the various incentives provided to national and transnational entrepreneurs.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNED
Istituzione:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/4343
Accesso online:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/rupturas/article/view/4343
Keyword:Migration
family remittances
migratory economy
Central America
migracion
remesas
familiares
economía migratoria
Centroamérica