Remittances and Poverty in Guatemala

Remittances and Poverty in Guatemala

The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Guatemala), and international remittances (from the United States) on poverty in Guatemala. With only one exception, he finds th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, Richard H. Jr.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: The World Bank, Washington D.C. 2013
Subjects:
CITIES
COMMUNITIES
COUNTERFACTUAL
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMISTS
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
FEMALES
FINANCIAL TRANSFERS
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY
LABOR FORCE
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR
POVERTY GAP INDEX
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY REDUCTION
REMITTANCES
RURAL AREAS
SAVINGS
SQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX
URBAN AREAS
VILLAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5182578/remittances-poverty-guatemala
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13996

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5182578/remittances-poverty-guatemala
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13996

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