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title: "References"
description: "Chami, Ralph, Connel Fullenkamp and Samir Jahjah. 2003. “Are Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?” International Monetary Fund Working Paper 03/189. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund. Connor, Phillip. 2012. “Faith on the Move: The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants.” Washington, DC: Pew Research Center’s Religion &amp; Public Life Project, March. International Monetary Fund. [&hellip;]"
date: "2013-11-14"
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  - name: "Ana Gonzalez-Barrera"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
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  - name: "Danielle Cuddington"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
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url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2013/11/14/references-19/"
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# References

Chami, Ralph, Connel Fullenkamp and Samir Jahjah. 2003. “[Are Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2003/wp03189.pdf)” International Monetary Fund Working Paper 03/189. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund.

Connor, Phillip. 2012. “[Faith on the Move: The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants.](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2012/03/08/religious-migration-exec/)” Washington, DC: Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project, March.

International Monetary Fund. 2011. [Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth edition](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/bopman6.htm). Washington, DC.

Lopez, Mark Hugo, Gretchen Livingston and Rakesh Kochhar. 2009. “[Hispanics and the Economic Downturn: Housing Woes and Remittance Cuts](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2009/01/08/hispanics-and-the-economic-downturn-housing-woes-and-remittance-cuts/).” Washington, DC: Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project, January.

Massey, Douglas S., Jorge Durand and Karen A. Pren. 2012. “Migradollars in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis.” Chapter 12 in “Migration and Remittances from Mexico: Trends, Impacts and New Challenges.” Alfredo Cuecuecha and Carla Pederzini, eds. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Orozco, Manuel. 2012. “[Future Trends in Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean](http://www.thedialogue.org/PublicationFiles/IAD8642_Remittance_0424enFINAL.pdf).” Washington, DC: Inter-American Dialogue, May.

Orrenius, Pia M., Madeline Zavodny, Jesus Canas and Roberto Coronado. 2012. “Remittances as an Economic Development Engine: Regional Evidence from Mexico.” Chapter 10 in “Migration and Remittances from Mexico: Trends, Impacts and New Challenges.” Alfredo Cuecuecha and Carla Pederzini, eds. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Passel, Jeffrey, D’Vera Cohn, and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. 2012. “[Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero—and Perhaps Less](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2012/04/23/net-migration-from-mexico-falls-to-zero-and-perhaps-less/).” Washington, DC: Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project, April.

Ratha, Dilip. 2013. “[The Impact of Remittances on Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction](http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Remittances-PovertyReduction.pdf).” Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, September.

World Bank. 2005. [Global Economic Prospects 2006: Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration](http://www.worldbank.org/404_response.htm). Washington, DC: World Bank.

World Bank. 2011. [Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011](http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAC/Resources/Factbook2011-Ebook.pdf). Washington, DC: World Bank.

World Bank. 2013. “[Migration and Remittance Flows: Recent Trends and Outlook: 2013-2016](http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPROSPECTS/Resources/334934-1288990760745/MigrationandDevelopmentBrief21.pdf).” Washington, DC: World Bank, October.

World Bank, 2013a. “[Remittance Prices Worldwide](https://remittanceprices.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/RPW_Report_Sep2013.pdf).” Washington, DC: World Bank, September.

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