Documents et rapports
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International remittances and the household : analysis and review of global evidence (anglais)
This paper examines the economic impact of international remittances on countries and households in the developing world. To analyze the country-level impact of remittances, the paper estimates an econometric...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4116 Date du document: 1 février 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.
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Remittances and poverty in Ghana (anglais)
The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) on poverty...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3838 Date du document: 1 février 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.
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Remittances, household expenditure and investment in Guatemala (anglais)
The author uses a large household data set from Guatemala to analyze how the receipt of internal remittances (from Guatemala) and international remittances (from the United States) affects the marginal...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3532 Date du document: 1 mars 2005 Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.
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Migrant labor remittances in South Asia (anglais)
This paper provides a strategic overview of key issues relating to the remittance industry in the South Asia region. The paper builds on recent research on remittances that prominently features the South...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 34359 Date du document: 1 janvier 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.,Aggarwal,Reena,Maimbo,Samuel Munzele,Passas,Nikos
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Remittances and poverty in Guatemala (anglais)
The author uses a large, nationally representative household survey to analyze the impact of internal remittances (from Guatemala), and international remittances (from the United States) on poverty in...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3418 Date du document: 1 septembre 2004 Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.
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International migration, remittances, and the brain drain ; a study of 24 labor exporting countries (anglais)
While the level of international migration and remittances continues to grow, data on international migration remains unreliable. At the international level, there is no consistent set of statistics on...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3069 Date du document: 30 juin 2003 Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.
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Economic growth, inequality, and poverty : findings from a new data set (anglais)
The author uses new data from 50 developing countries and 101 intervals to examine the impact of economic growth on poverty and inequality. He finds that growth represents an important means for reducing...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS2972 Date du document: 28 février 2003 Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.
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The politics of economic policy reform in developing countries (anglais)
Because of politics, some economic policy reforms are adopted and pursued in the developing world, and others are delayed, and resisted. Economic reform is inherently a political act: It changes the distribution...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS2443 Date du document: 30 septembre 2000 Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.
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Sources of income inequality in rural Pakistan : a decomposition analysis (anglais)
Using panel data from a three-year study of 727 households, the authors identify the sources of income inequality in rural Pakistan. First, they decompose total rural income among five sources: agricultural...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS836 Date du document: 31 janvier 1992 Auteur: Adams, Richard H. Jr.,Alderman, Harold