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The Demographic, Economic and Financial Determinants of International Remittances in Developing Countries

Adams, Richard H., Jr. - 2012

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 …

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International Remittances and the Household : Analysis and Review of Global Evidence

Adams, Richard H., Jr. - 2012

United States, OECD-Europe) are more likely to receive international remittances, and that while the level of poverty in a … receive remittances, these resource flows do tend to reduce the level and depth of poverty. At the household level, a review …

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On the Unequal Inequality of Poor Communities

Elbers, Chris; Lanjouw, Peter F.; Mistiaen, Johan - 2013

Important differences exist between communities with respect to their needs, capacities, and circumstances. As central governments are not able to discern these differences fully, they seek to achieve their policy objectives by relying on decentralized mechanisms that use local information....

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