International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries
Few studies have examined the impact of international migration and remittances on poverty in a broad cross-section of developing countries. The authors try to fill this gap by constructing a new data set on poverty, international migration, and re...
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AIR AVAILABLE DATA AVERAGE INCOME BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CENSUS DATA COUNTRY DATA DATA SET DEPENDENT VARIABLE DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STUDIES DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMICS EDUCATED PEOPLE ELASTICITIES EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPIRICAL WORK ERROR TERM EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FINANCIAL MEANS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH GINI COEFFICIENT GNP HEADCOUNT HEADCOUNT INDEX HEADCOUNT MEASURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRATION INCOME CONSTANT INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME DATA INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS INCOME INEQUALITY INDEPENDENT VARIABLES INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES INFLATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEAN INCOME MIDDLE INCOME MIGRANTS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL INCOME NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PARENTS PER CAPITA INCOME POINT ESTIMATES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY VARIABLES POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POVERTY POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REDUCING POVERTY REMITTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORT RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SAMPLE SIZE SIGNIFICANT EFFECT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SQUARED POVERTY GAP UNEMPLOYMENT WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS REMITTANCES LABOR MOBILITY DATA ANALYSIS POVERTY REDUCTION GEOGRAPHY MIGRATION STATISTICS PER CAPITA INCOME TRAVEL COSTS |
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AIR AVAILABLE DATA AVERAGE INCOME BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CENSUS DATA COUNTRY DATA DATA SET DEPENDENT VARIABLE DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STUDIES DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMICS EDUCATED PEOPLE ELASTICITIES EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPIRICAL WORK ERROR TERM EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FINANCIAL MEANS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH GINI COEFFICIENT GNP HEADCOUNT HEADCOUNT INDEX HEADCOUNT MEASURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRATION INCOME CONSTANT INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME DATA INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS INCOME INEQUALITY INDEPENDENT VARIABLES INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES INFLATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEAN INCOME MIDDLE INCOME MIGRANTS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL INCOME NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PARENTS PER CAPITA INCOME POINT ESTIMATES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY VARIABLES POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POVERTY POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REDUCING POVERTY REMITTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORT RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SAMPLE SIZE SIGNIFICANT EFFECT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SQUARED POVERTY GAP UNEMPLOYMENT WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS REMITTANCES LABOR MOBILITY DATA ANALYSIS POVERTY REDUCTION GEOGRAPHY MIGRATION STATISTICS PER CAPITA INCOME TRAVEL COSTS Adams, Richard H., Jr. Page, John International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries |
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Few studies have examined the impact of
international migration and remittances on poverty in a
broad cross-section of developing countries. The authors try
to fill this gap by constructing a new data set on poverty,
international migration, and remittances for 74 low- and
middle-income developing countries. Four key findings
emerge: 1) International migration-defined as the share of a
country's population living abroad-has a strong,
statistical impact in reducing poverty. On average, a 10
percent increase in the share of international migrants in a
country's population will lead to a 1.9 percent decline
in the share of people living in poverty ($1.00 a person a
day). 2) Distance to a major labor-receiving region-like the
United States or OECD (Europe)-has an important effect on
international migration. Developing countries that are
located closest to the United States or OECD (Europe) are
also those countries with the highest rates of migration. 3)
An inverted U-shaped curve exists between the level of
country per capita income and international migration.
Developing countries with low or high per capita GDP produce
smaller shares of international migrants than do
middle-income developing countries. The authors find no
evidence that developing countries with higher levels of
poverty produce more migrants. Because of considerable
travel costs associated with international migration,
international migrants come from those income groups which
are just above the poverty line in middle-income developing
countries. 4) International remittances-defined as the share
of remittances in country GDP-have a strong, statistical
impact in reducing poverty. On average, a 10 percent
increase in the share of international remittances in a
country's GDP will lead to a 1.6 percent decline in the
share of people living in poverty. |
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Adams, Richard H., Jr. Page, John |
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Adams, Richard H., Jr. |
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International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries |
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International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries |
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International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries |
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International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries |
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International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries |
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international migration, remittances, and poverty in developing countries |
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okr-10986-174332021-04-23T14:03:37Z International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries Adams, Richard H., Jr. Page, John AIR AVAILABLE DATA AVERAGE INCOME BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CENSUS DATA COUNTRY DATA DATA SET DEPENDENT VARIABLE DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT DEVELOPMENT STUDIES DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMICS EDUCATED PEOPLE ELASTICITIES EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPIRICAL WORK ERROR TERM EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPLANATORY VARIABLES FINANCIAL MEANS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH GINI COEFFICIENT GNP HEADCOUNT HEADCOUNT INDEX HEADCOUNT MEASURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRATION INCOME CONSTANT INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME DATA INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS INCOME INEQUALITY INDEPENDENT VARIABLES INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES INFLATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MEAN INCOME MIDDLE INCOME MIGRANTS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL INCOME NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PARENTS PER CAPITA INCOME POINT ESTIMATES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY VARIABLES POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POVERTY POVERTY GAP POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURE POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REDUCING POVERTY REMITTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH REPORT RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SAMPLE SIZE SIGNIFICANT EFFECT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SQUARED POVERTY GAP UNEMPLOYMENT WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS REMITTANCES LABOR MOBILITY DATA ANALYSIS POVERTY REDUCTION GEOGRAPHY MIGRATION STATISTICS PER CAPITA INCOME TRAVEL COSTS Few studies have examined the impact of international migration and remittances on poverty in a broad cross-section of developing countries. The authors try to fill this gap by constructing a new data set on poverty, international migration, and remittances for 74 low- and middle-income developing countries. Four key findings emerge: 1) International migration-defined as the share of a country's population living abroad-has a strong, statistical impact in reducing poverty. On average, a 10 percent increase in the share of international migrants in a country's population will lead to a 1.9 percent decline in the share of people living in poverty ($1.00 a person a day). 2) Distance to a major labor-receiving region-like the United States or OECD (Europe)-has an important effect on international migration. Developing countries that are located closest to the United States or OECD (Europe) are also those countries with the highest rates of migration. 3) An inverted U-shaped curve exists between the level of country per capita income and international migration. Developing countries with low or high per capita GDP produce smaller shares of international migrants than do middle-income developing countries. The authors find no evidence that developing countries with higher levels of poverty produce more migrants. Because of considerable travel costs associated with international migration, international migrants come from those income groups which are just above the poverty line in middle-income developing countries. 4) International remittances-defined as the share of remittances in country GDP-have a strong, statistical impact in reducing poverty. On average, a 10 percent increase in the share of international remittances in a country's GDP will lead to a 1.6 percent decline in the share of people living in poverty. 2014-03-27T20:14:34Z 2014-03-27T20:14:34Z 2003-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2862538/international-migration-remittances-poverty-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17433 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3179 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |