The effects of international remittances on poverty and inequality in Ethiopia

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The paper studies the effects of international remittances on poverty and inequality in Ethiopia using an urban household survey from 2004. In order to identify the effects of remittances on poverty and inequality, counterfactual consumption in the hypothetical case of no remittance is estimated in a selection corrected estimation framework. Inequality and poverty values in the hypothetical and actual cases are then compared. There is a significant reduction in poverty while inequality does not change. The head count, the poverty gap and the squared poverty gap ratios decreased by 2.5%, 1.1% and 0.6% respectively.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Memorandum ; No. 13/2012

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Remittances ; Measurement and Analysis of Poverty ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
• Subject: remittances ; poverty ; inequality ; Ethiopia ; Rücküberweisungen ; Armut ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Schätzung ; Äthiopien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Beyene, Berhe Mekonnen
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Oslo, Department of Economics
• (where): Oslo
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/90752
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