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"To have and have not" : migration, remittances, poverty and inequality in Algeria
Margolis, David N.; Miotti, Egidio Luis; Mouhoud, El Mouhoub - 2013
This article analyses the distributional impact of remittances across two regions of Algerian emigration (Nedroma and … Idjeur) using an original survey we conducted of 1,200 households in 2011. Remittances and especially the role played by … large as Nedroma. At the same time, they help reduce poverty by nearly 13 percentage points. Remittances have a strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010221820
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'To Have and Have Not' : Migration, Remittances, Poverty and Inequality in Algeria
Margolis, David N. - 2015
This article analyses the distributional impact of remittances across two regions of Algerian emigration (Nedroma and … Idjeur) using an original survey we conducted of 1,200 households in 2011. Remittances and especially the role played by … large as Nedroma. At the same time, they help reduce poverty by nearly 13 percentage points. Remittances have a strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013034625
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Effects of remittances on household poverty and inequality in Cambodia
Chea, Vatana - In: Journal of the Asia Pacific economy 28 (2023) 2, pp. 502-526
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296358
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Priorities of social policy in conditions transitive economy of the Republic of Tajikistan
Košonova, Manzura Rachmatdžonobna - In: Ėkonomika Tadžikistana : strategija razvitija (2007) 2, pp. 99-111
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003611589
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"To have and have not" : international migration, poverty, and inequality in Algeria
Margolis, David N.; Miotti, Egidio Luis; Mouhoud, El Mouhoub - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 117 (2015) 2, pp. 650-685
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374695
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Migration, income pooling and food deprivation
Dafuleya, Gift - In: Review of development economics : an essential resource … 28 (2024) 2, pp. 649-673
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532431
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Inclusive growth experiences : the case of Nepal ; a discussion on a paradox from conventional and holistic perspectives
Maskay, Nephil Matangi; Adhikari, Shiva Raj - 2013
migration and a sharp growth in the remittances-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio; in 2011/12 it was about 23%. The … conventional IG explanation highlights the contribution of remittances to household income and poverty reduction. However …, households are spending remittances largely on consumer activities; therefore, this situation is labeled as "short-term" IG …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009754003
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Return international migration and geographical inequality : the case of Egypt
McCormick, Barry; Wahba, Jackline - 2004
This paper explores entrepreneurship amongst return migrants, how their business locations and characteristics differ from other businesses, and the implications for rural-urban inequality. First, we examine, amongst returnees, the determinants of investment in a project/enterprise. Second, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514468
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Hollowing out the middle? : remittances and income inequality in Nigeria
Bang, James T.; Mitra, Aniruddha; Wunnava, Phanindra V. - 2018
This paper investigates the impact of remittances on poverty and inequality in Nigeria. In contrast to the existing … impact of remittances for households at different levels of the conditional expenditure distribution. Furthermore, in tracing … this heterogeneous impact, we are able to address the effect of remittances on poverty and inequality simultaneously in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011821199
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Higher inequality in Latin America : a collateral effect of the pandemic
Acevedo, Ivonne; Castellani, Francesca; Cota, María José - 2022
. Surprisingly, we found that the differences in income by education level declined in most cases. Remittances had a modest effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014516178