Do Remittances Reduce Poverty and Inequality in the Western Balkans? Evidence from Macedonia.

The objective of this study is to investigate whether remittances in Macedonia affect poverty and inequality. Using two household surveys, one conducted in 2008, one in 2012, we find that remittances reduce both poverty and inequality. The inequality-reducing effect has been particularly present in 2012.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Petreski, Marjan ; Jovanovic, Branimir
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	remittances \| poverty \| income inequality \| self-employment \| Macedonia

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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