For several decades the fight against poverty has become a major policy concern for national governments and … international institutions. In this paper, we examine the effect of remittances on poverty and inequality by using an original … database of migrants in Morocco. The survey data were collected in the region of Souss-Massa-Draa. We estimate the migrant home …

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 …

The interdependencies of health, education and poverty that are common knowledge to individuals are also present at the … research but based on the Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) of Egypt, Morocco and Turkey. The results attained through …

This article investigates the relationships among economic growth, income distribution and poverty in Brazil during the … variations in the poverty indicators and the main components that answer for this variation - decomposition model;another that … simulates the effects of the variation of the income and the concentration indicators on the poverty level - model of elasticity …

This report surveys a dozen international comparative studies of poverty, income distribution and the elderly in OECD … there remain pockets of poverty among the elderly, most studies show that the old are represented proportionally or under …

In this paper we present a comparative analysis of poverty and income inequality prevalent in the seven towns of Lahore …