This paper explores the impact of remittances on poverty, education, and health in 11 Latin American countries using nationally representative household surveys and making an explicit attempt to account for one of the inherent costs associated with migration-the potential income that the migrant may have made at home. The main findings of the study are the following: (1) regardless of the counterfactual used remittances appear to lower poverty levels...
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2007/06/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS4247
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2010/07/01
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The impact of remittances on poverty and human capital : evidence from Latin American household surveys
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remittance