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In this paper, we examine the effect of migrants’ remittances on poverty and inequality. The survey data were collected … in Morocco, in the rural areas of the region Souss-Massa-Draa. By applying an original approach, we estimate the … scenario without remittances; this is then compared with its current income. We find that the poverty rate and the …
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This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in … Morocco. We apply propensity score matching methods to the 2006/2007 Moroccan Living Standards Measurement Survey. We find … poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households …
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This paper proposes a microeconomic decomposition of the evolution of income inequality in Côte d’Ivoire in the 1990s, allowing the in-depth analysis of simultaneous contributions of four types of phenomena to the evolution of the distribution of income:a change in the remuneration rates of...
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The starting point of this paper is given by country situations where trade liberalization is expected to be poverty … and inequality alleviating in the long run while inducing a short run increase in poverty or in inequality. The question … trade policies within a global policy framework so as to enhance growth and reduce poverty and inequality. The method …
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We study the relationship between wages, human capital accumulation and work organisation in Morocco using matched …
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poverty. This context prevails widely in MENA countries, where poverty is high and the level of dependancy is also prominent … sample of members of the main schemes in Morocco. …
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analysis of microeconomic factors which explain the household savings behaviour in Morocco by using a new survey. Household …
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This article provides an analysis of the microeconomic determinants of household savings behaviour in Morocco according …
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colleagues. We estimate the rate of knowledge diffusion inside the firm using two matched worker-firm data sets from Morocco and … diffusion is around 7 percent in Morocco and Senegal, but part of the learning-by-watching returns stems from firm heterogeneity … Morocco. …
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for it a very original database of migrants from Morocco. Using a probit model, our results show that some migrants have a … Morocco and having accumulated money in the host country from previous investment in the home country; or student. …
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