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 …

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 …

income. Hence effective education policies should be an essential component of any poverty-reduction strategy. …

The effective design and implementation of interventions that reduce vulnerability and poverty require a solid … understanding of underlying poverty dynamics and associated behavioral responses. Stochastic and dynamic benefit streams can make it … experiments in Morocco, Peru, and Kenya. …

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 …

in the literature on the relationship between poverty and health in developing countries. We analyse the role public … resources play in the perception that rural women in Morocco have of their health. These resources are taken to contribute …

This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in … Morocco. We apply propensity score matching methods to the 2006/2007 Moroccan Living Standards Measurement Survey. We find … poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households …