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The Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Inequality in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAdams, Richard H., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorCuecuecha, Alfredo
dc.contributor.authorPage, John
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T21:41:05Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T21:41:05Z
dc.date.issued2008-09
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses a new, 2005/06 nationally-representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty and inequality in Ghana. To control for selection and endogeneity, it uses a two-stage multinomial logit model with instrumental variables focusing on variations in migration networks and remittances among various ethno-religious groups in Ghana. The paper finds that both internal and international remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Ghana. However, the size of the poverty reduction depends on the type of remittances received. In general, poverty in Ghana is reduced more by international than internal remittances. For households receiving international remittances, the level of poverty falls by 88.1 percent with the inclusion of remittances; for households receiving internal remittances, poverty falls by 69.4 percent with the inclusion of remittances. The paper also finds that both types of remittances increase income inequality in Ghana. For households with internal remittances, the inclusion of remittances causes the Gini coefficient to rise by 4 percent, and for households with international remittances, the inclusion of remittances causes the Gini to increase by 17.4 percent.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9899265/impact-remittances-poverty-inequality-ghana
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6940
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4732
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO RESOURCES
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectAVERAGE VALUE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectCAPITA REMITTANCES
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectCURRENCY CRISIS
dc.subjectDATA ON REMITTANCES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEFFECT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILY TIES
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFOOD GOODS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGROUP ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME FLOWS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMICRO-ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT NETWORKS
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRECEIPT
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE-RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES REMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORK
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSQUARED POVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTYPES OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVALUE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.titleThe Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Inequality in Ghanaen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9899265/impact-remittances-poverty-inequality-ghana
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid393501468030835717
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4732
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20081001081918
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9899265
okr.identifier.reportWPS4732
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/10/01/000158349_20081001081918/Rendered/PDF/WPS4732.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Remittances
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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