Includes bibliographical references and index.

The development impact of remittances in Latin America / Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto López -- How important are remittances in Latin America? / Pablo Acosta, Pablo Fajnzylber, and J. Humberto López -- Migration and remittances in Latin America : patterns and determinants / Yoko Niimi and Çaḡlar Özden -- Do remittances lower poverty levels in Latin America? / Pablo Acosta ... [et al.] -- Remittances and household behavior : evidence for Latin America / Pablo Acosta, Pablo Fajnzylber, and J. Humberto López -- Do remittances affect recipient countries' financial development? / Maria Soledad Martínez Pería, Yira Mascaró, and Florencia Moizeszowicz -- Remittances, the real exchange rate, and the Dutch disease phenomenon / J. Humberto López, Luis Molina, and Maurizio Bussolo -- Do conditional cash transfer programs crowd out private transfers? / Pedro Olinto and Mette E. Nielsen -- Facilitating remittances flows and security in the system / Massimo Cirasino, Mario Guadanillas, and Emanuel Salinas -- Remittances and growth : the role of complementary policies / Cesar Calderón, Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto López.