The Poverty Reduction Capacity of Public and Private Transfers in Transition

Verme, Paolo

doi:10.1080/00220388.2010.514334

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“…A large, and growing, number of multidisciplinary micro-studies show that (temporary) migration helps to smooth seasonal income fluctuations, to provide extra cash to meet contingencies, or to increase disposable income (e.g. Mosse et al 2002;Adams et al 2008;Lokshin et al 2010;Verme 2011; for an overview of empirical studies in developing countries see Adams 2011).…”

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The effects of migration on poverty and inequality in rural Kosovo

Möllers

Meyer

2014

IZA J Labor Develop

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The economic wellbeing of a large number of rural Kosovar families depends heavily on migrants' remittances. This paper aims at analysing the impact of migration on rural poverty and inequality in Kosovo. It draws on the 2009 nationally representative Kosovo Remittance Study. Analyses are based on a comparison with counterfactual migrant household incomes derived from Propensity Score Matching. We find that remittances have no impact on the extremely poor, but lift around 40% of migrant households above the vulnerability threshold. Gini coefficients show a tendency to increase due to migration. Determinants of different outcomes of migration are explored in a logit regression on migration success. Household and income structure as well as education play a role in how migrant households climb up the income ladder. JEL: F22, F24, O15, P36

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The effects of migration on poverty and inequality in rural Kosovo

Möllers

Meyer

2014

IZA J Labor Develop

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“…Notable exceptions are studies with a clear poverty focus (e.g. Adams, , ; Ahlburg, ; Adams and Page, ; Verme, ) and a number of studies compiled by the World Bank (Ozden and Schiff, , ). Others have addressed the important role of remittances in the reduction of consumption volatility arising from negative income shocks (Combes and Ebeke, ).…”

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Migrants' Remittances, Poverty and Social Protection in the South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga

Brown

Connell

Jimenez-Soto

2013

Population Space and Place

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Small island states are increasingly characterised by the growing role of international migration and remittances as components of national and household incomes. Recent household‐level survey data on migration and remittances in two Pacific island states, Fiji and Tonga, demonstrate that where formal social protection systems are largely absent, migration and remittances can perform a similar function informally, contributing significantly to development objectives. Remittances also have a positive effect on poverty alleviation and wealth creation, although the impacts on income distribution are mixed. From a policy perspective, these informal social protection and poverty alleviation mechanisms may be more effective in promoting development than policies designed to incorporate remittances into the formal financial systems. Migration and remittances play an increasingly valuable role in small states where domestic development opportunities are limited. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…In contrast to the above studies, there are studies that have found no evidence to support the crowding out hypothesis (Oruc, 2011;Verme, 2011;Nielsen & Olinto, 2007). Using probit, tobit and two stage Heckman selection models, Oruc (2011) investigated whether social transfers crowds-out remittances in Bosnia using the data from wave four of 'Living in DIH' survey dataset.…”

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“…However, the empirical results from these studies remain inconclusive. Some studies have found evidence supporting the crowding-out hypothesis (see for example, Dorantes & Juarez, 2013;Jung, Pirog & Lee, 2016;Cox et al, 1998;Reil-Held, 2006;Cutler & Gruber, 1996), while others found no evidence of the crowding-out effect (Oruc, 2011;Verme, 2011;Nielsen & Olinto, 2007). These inconclusive results are mainly due to different dataset and econometric techniques used in the empirical analyses.…”

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Do Social Grants Displace Remittances? Evidence From South Africa

Biyase

Zwane

Rooderick

2017

IBER

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This paper employs a newly-available and representative National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) data of South African households to investigate whether social grants crowd-out or displace remittances. The estimated results based on full sample reveal that while the social grants have a negative impact on the amount of remittances received, the effect is statistically insignificant – social grants do not crowd out or displace remittances. The coefficient on the social grant is also insignificant in both sub-samples (rural and urban), consistent with the results on the full sample

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The Poverty Reduction Capacity of Public and Private Transfers in Transition

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

The effects of migration on poverty and inequality in rural Kosovo

The effects of migration on poverty and inequality in rural Kosovo

Migrants' Remittances, Poverty and Social Protection in the South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga

Do Social Grants Displace Remittances? Evidence From South Africa

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