households out of poverty. Remittances thus may help in fighting poverty in the Philippines but not in rebalancing growth …

This study examines the potential of remittances for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in Asian countries … poverty rate, but they tend to decrease the poverty gap and thereby ameliorate the depth of poverty. The estimates suggest … that a 10% increase in remittances decreases the poverty gap by about 0.7-1.4%. The paper also explores the robustness of …

This paper examines the impacts of international remittances on household consumption expenditure and poverty in …, including poverty status. The first results show that remittances have positive effects on the economy and reduce poverty. It is …

This paper identifies and estimates the strength of the reduction in poverty linked to improved opportunities for women … in the expanding maquila sector. A simulation exercise shows that, at a given point in time, poverty in Honduras would … have been 1.5 percentage points higher had the maquila sector not existed. Of this increase in poverty, 0.35 percentage …

that foster deep and persistent poverty, such as lack of connectivity to markets, have provided a degree of protection for …

emergence from poverty depend on individual household characteristics of economic participation and asset holding. To fully … incidence of Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization. Provincial-level poverty reduction after full liberalization …, but the northwestern area of Vietnam is likely to lag behind. Furthermore, poverty can be shown to increase under …

question by using new data on such variables as the skill composition of migrants, poverty, and interest and exchange rates to … countries which export a larger proportion of low-skilled migrants. It also finds that the level of poverty in a labor …