impact of rural-to-urban migration on rural poverty and inequality in the case of Hubei province using the data of a 2002 … what rural income, poverty, and inequality would have been in the absence of migration. The results show that, by providing …

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 … examine the determinants of remittances. The paper finds that the skill composition of migrants does matter in remittance …

Brazil's inequalities in welfare and poverty across and within regions can be accounted for by differences in household …

, this paper reviews the evidence on levels and recent trends in global poverty and income inequality. It documents the … negative correlations between both poverty and inequality indices, on the one hand, and mean income per capita on the other. It … points to the dominant role of Asia in accounting for the bulk of the world's poverty reduction since 1981. The evolution of …

(from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty and inequality in Ghana. To control … internal and international remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Ghana. However, the size of the … poverty reduction depends on the type of remittances received. In general, poverty in Ghana is reduced more by international …

and poverty-reducing effects, even after imputations for the potential home earnings of migrants. … about their impact on poverty and inequality. Using a large cross-country panel dataset, the authors find that remittances … in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have increased growth and reduced inequality and poverty. These results …

remarkable increase in per capita income and a decline in the poverty rate from 64 percent at the beginning of reform to 10 …

remittances on income, poverty, inequality, and human capital (or, in general, "welfare") as well as difficulties confronting …