In this paper, we examine the effect of migrants’ remittances on poverty and inequality. The survey data were collected … scenario without remittances; this is then compared with its current income. We find that the poverty rate and the … vulnerability of non-poor households are significantly dropped due to remittances. Our findings also suggest that remittance inflows …

regions of Algeria. A semi-parametric descriptive analysis is comple- mented with a parametric model. Remittances do not … significantly change the Gini coefficient in nearly any of the counterfactual scenarios. However, migration reduced poverty by 40 … per- cent, with different effects across regions for extreme poverty. Foreign transfers, especially foreign pensions, have …

This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in … poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households … that migrants’ remittances can improve living standards among Moroccan households and affect negatively the incidence of …

impute a counterfactual income for households currently receiving remittances. We show that remittances reduce poverty rates …Using a 2006 household survey in Mali, we compare current poverty rates and inequality levels with counterfactual ones … in the absence of migration and remittances. With proper hypotheses on migrants and a selection model, we are able to …

Nedroma. At the same time, they help reduce poverty by nearly 13 percentage points. Remittances have a strong positive impact …, 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 …

to reduce poverty in rural Pakistan. The present study attempts to analyze the impact of socioeconomic and demographic …Poverty is a complex phenomenon based on a network of interlocking economic, social, political, and demographic factors …. An understanding of the extent, nature, and determinants of rural poverty is a precondition for effective public policy …

populations. Finally, food price inflation can lead to significant increases in Pakistani poverty levels: For Pakistan as a whole … and the most vulnerable to these price shocks are the poorest segments of society. In countries like Pakistan, the … discussion has focused onthe impact of substantially higher food and fuel prices on poverty. This paper used PSLM and MICS …

While schooling outcomes for girls have improved over the period 2001–11, progress has been uneven within Pakistan … secondary school enrollments for girls. We use data from the Pakistan Integrated Household Survey for 2001/02 and the Pakistan …

This paper studies the impact of changes in the external balance of Pakistan. We explain why the economic growth … achieved during the past decade was highly dependent on improvements in the external balance. Between 2001 and 2007, Pakistan … benefited from an increase in remittances, foreign assistance from bilateral and multilateral sources, and a relatively stable …

The structural transformation of Pakistan’s economy has not been accompanied by a concomitant decline in the proportion … challenges of poverty, food security, agricultural growth and rural development, thissector has received inadequate attention in … Survey of Pakistan 2005 and the Surveys of Domestic Commerce 2007 – this paper attempts to analyze the factors underlying the …