Julia Yansura

United States |  Former Associate, Migration, Remittances & Development,

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Julia Yansura was an associate with the Migration, Remittances, and Development Program of the Inter-American Dialogue. Her research focuses on financial inclusion for migrants and remittance recipients.

Prior to joining the Dialogue in 2012, Yansura taught high school Spanish for five years. She has lived and studied in Chile and Russia.

Yansura received her MA in Latin American Studies, with a concentration in international migration, from Georgetown University. She also holds a certificate in migration, refugees, and humanitarian crises from the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University.


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Myths and Assumptions about Remittances

It is often mentioned that remittances “are primarily spent on consumption, housing and land, and are not utilized for productive investment that would contribute to long-run development.”[2] Statements such as these typically reflect value judgments rather than informed opinions based on empirical evidence.

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