?; (c) What are the determinants of migration?; (d) What is the impact of remittances on poverty, inequality, and … can be expected in the future?; (b) To what extent does migration increase per capita income and thereby reduce poverty … development?; and (e) What programs are implemented by the government to increase the benefits from remittances, and what can be …

weather data to measure the impact of remittances, both domestic and international, on poverty and human development outcomes … impact of remittances on measures of poverty and malnutrition is also found to be stronger in districts that are affected by … and unfavorable climate. Remittances are found to have a statistically significant impact on many of the indicators, and …

There is evidence in the literature that migration and remittances tend to increase in response to climate shocks, so … that both may function as coping mechanisms. It is not clear however whether remittances are likely to be higher in areas … likelihood of households receiving remittances as well as the amounts received. We are interested in testing whether households …

This chapter was written in 2007 in order to inform the diagnostic of Liberia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Little has …

because of lack of good data. This chapter was also written in 2007 to inform the diagnostic of Liberia’s Poverty Reduction …

serve children who live in poverty more than public schools, and after controlling for student and household characteristics …

newly available household surveys have permitted the estimation of measures of poverty among cotton producers in West and … Central Africa, as well as simulations of the impact that changes in producer prices may have on poverty. …