"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self …-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …

inclusion of remittances. The paper also finds that both types of remittances increase income inequality in Ghana. For …

, as opposed to internal, remittances are included in household income, and when poverty is measured by the more sensitive … international remittances in household expenditure (income) reduces the severity of poverty by 34.8 percent, while including … internal remittances in such income reduces the severity of poverty by only 4.1 percent. International remittances reduce the …

by creating new income and employment opportunities for skilled and unskilled workers. "--World Bank web site …

The World Bank is in the initial stages of developing a new annual series of World Bank Country Briefs. Tanzania- the …

health and education. One hypothesis for this variability is the resilience of the extended family network in some countries …

Tanzania. Using longitudinal data on individuals, the authors estimate the impact of migration on consumption growth between … 1991 and 2004. The analysis addresses concerns about heterogeneity and unobservable factors correlated with both income … evidence is consistent with models in which exit barriers are set by home communities (through social and family norms) that …

Tanzania and possible tax policy responses in the short, medium, and long term. The results suggest that global commodity … households in the medium to long run. In comparison with nonpoor households, poor households in Tanzania may be relatively …

"This paper exploits a unique longitudinal data set from Tanzania to examine the consequences of child labor on …