Remesas y consumo: un análisis comparativo entre países de ingresos bajos y medios

Abstract

In recent years, remittances have been a significant source of income for Latin American countries, having an impact on the national economy. However, the effects of remittances on a country's growth may be different in the long term depending on its GDP per capita. In this context, we seek to analyze and provide empirical evidence on the effects of remittances on key economic variables, such as economic growth, considering 16 low and middle income countries in Latin America between 1990 and 2020, and to provide a specific and contextualized analysis to understand the particularities of each country and the possible differences in the impacts of remittances.