00605nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100002700019245006000046260003000106300001000136520033100146583001800477  a03.02.05 R3882  aAbdih, Yasser [et al.]  aRemittances and institutions : are remittances a curse?  bIMFa[Washington]USc2008  a31 p.  aAddresses the complex relationship between the receipt of workers' remittance and institutional quality in the recipient country.  Shows how an increase in remittance inflows can lead to deterioration of institutional quality - specifically to an increase in the share of funds diverted by the government for its own purposes.  c3/18/09kJOYD