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International Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorAdams, Richard H., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorPage, John
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-27T20:14:34Z
dc.date.available2014-03-27T20:14:34Z
dc.date.issued2003-12
dc.description.abstractFew 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2862538/international-migration-remittances-poverty-developing-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3179
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17433
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3179
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAVAILABLE DATA
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectCENSUS DATA
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DATA
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STUDIES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATED PEOPLE
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subjectERROR TERM
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MEANS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT MEASURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectINCOME CONSTANT
dc.subjectINCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINCOME DATA
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT VARIABLES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOINT ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY VARIABLES
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCING
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectRESEARCH REPORT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT ­ IMPACT
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectDATA ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectMIGRATION STATISTICS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectTRAVEL COSTS
dc.titleInternational Migration, Remittances, and Poverty in Developing Countriesen
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okr.crossref.titleInternational Migration, Remittances,and Poverty in Developing Countries
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2862538/international-migration-remittances-poverty-developing-countries
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid991781468779406427
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3179
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000160016_20040121175547
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2862538
okr.identifier.reportWPS3179
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Conditions and Volatility
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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