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Do remittances affect poverty and inequality? Evidence from Mali

Gubert, Flore; Lassourd, Thomas; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - DIAL - 2010

in the absence of migration and remittances. With proper hypotheses on migrants and a selection model, we are able to … impute a counterfactual income for households currently receiving remittances. We show that remittances reduce poverty rates … by 5% to 11% and the Gini coefficient by about 5%. Households in the bottom quintiles are more dependent on remittances …

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"To Have and Have Not”: Migration, Remittances, Poverty and Inequality in Algeria

Margolis, David; Miotti, Luis; Mouhoud; Oudinet, Joël - DIAL - 2014

, Fortin and Lemieux (1996) is used to analyse the effects of remittances on the distribution of household incomes. The … calculation of the impact of migration on the distribution of household income. Remittances, and especially foreign pensions … Nedroma. At the same time, they help reduce poverty by nearly 13 percentage points. Remittances have a strong positive impact …

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Migration and Employment Interactions in a Crisis Context: the case of Tunisia

David, Anda; Marouani, Mohamed Ali - DIAL - 2015

one of the main determinants of the unemployment increase and that remittances have a higher impact than the variation of …

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Intra-household Selection into Migration: Evidence from a Matched Sample of Migrants and Origin Households in Senegal

Chort, Isabelle; Senne, Jean-Noël - DIAL - 2013

in Senegal. Our results show that expected remittances, along with earnings differentials, play a major role in shaping … selection. Assuming that the origin household maximizes a collective utility including earnings but also further remittances …

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L'associationnisme sénégalais en Italie: une revue de la littérature

Navarra, Cecilia; Salis, Ester - DIAL - 2011

(english) The aim of this work is to propose a critical analysis of the recent research works on the Senegalese associations in Italy. First, the main socio-economic characteristics of the Senegalese migration are described. Second, the literature review on Senegalese associations in Italy focus...

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La croissance est-elle pro-pauvres au Mali ?

Günther, Isabel; Marouani, Mohamed Ali; Raffinot, Marc - DIAL - 2006

(english) Since the 1994 devaluation, growth has been quite strong in Mali (about 5% p.a. on average), but much weaker in terms of GDP per person (about 2.6% p.a.) due to a very high index of fecundity. Growth is still very unstable, due to a large share of agriculture in GDP and very sensitive...

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The methodological challenge of monitoring living conditions. Insights from a tracking experience in Madagascar.

Vaillant, Julia - DIAL - 2010

(english) Most longitudinal surveys recontact households only if they are still living in the same dwelling, producing very high attrition rates, especially in developing countries where rural-urban migration is prevalent. In this paper, we discuss the implications of the various follow-up rules...

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Comment les femmes concilient-elles mariage et travail à Dakar et à Lomé ?

Adjamagbo, Agnès; Antoine, Philippe; Beguy, Donatien; … - DIAL - 2006

(english) Women’s disadvantaged position in the labour market can be explained by conflicts between their roles in exercising an economic activity and in assuming their domestic activities. Husbands’ insufficient or inexistent income has increased women’s role in household survival...

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Etude sur la croissance partagée au Sénégal, 2001-2005

Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; Robilliard, Anne-Sophie - DIAL - 2010

(english) The objective of this study is to take stock of the economic and social achievements of Senegal during the … analysis of the macroeconomic foundations of growth in Senegal and then examine the evolution of labor market and social … économiques et sociales du Sénégal durant la première période de la présidence Wade (2001 à 2006). Plus particulièrement, on s …

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Programme de lutte contre la pauvreté et stratégie de croissance au Sénégal. Les deux politiques se complètent-elles ?

Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - DIAL - 2007

Since 2004, the Government of Senegal has adopted an accelerated growth program in the aim of reducing poverty by half …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181791