Remittances, Inequality and Poverty: Evidence from Rural Mexico

By J. Taylor, J. Mora, R. H. Adams, A. López-Feldman. 2005

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Do remittances improve income inequality? An instrumental variable quantile analysis of the Kenyan case (2016, background): “…remittances on income inequality (Stark et al., 1986; Adams, 1989; Barham and Boucher, 1998; Mishra, 2007; Acosta et al., 2008) to no impact (Yang andMartínez, 2005) to a positive impact of such transfers (Taylor and Wyatt, 1996; Taylor et al., 2005; Koechlin and Leon, 2007; Zhu and Xubei, 2010).”
Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances On Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review (2011, background): “At the country level, various studies using household survey data by Lokshin et al. (2010) in Nepal, Adams (2006) in Ghana, and Taylor et al. (2005) in Mexico all find that international migration and remittances reduce poverty.”
Remittances flow and financial development in Bangladesh (2011, background): “Adams (2005) and Taylor et al. (2005) suggest that remittances reduce both the level and severity of poverty in Guatemala and Mexico respectively.”
What is the Impact of International Remittances on Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (2007, background): “3 See, among others, Adams (2004, 2006) respectively on Guatemala and Ghana, Lopez-Córdova (2005) and Taylor et al. (2005) on Mexico, and Yang and Martinez (2006) on the Philippines.”
The Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Human Capital: Evidence from Latin American Household Surveys (2007, background): “databases (see for example Adams and Page, 2005, and Acosta et al. 2007) or exploring the issue in specific country settings (see for example Adams 2004, 2006 respectively on Guatemala and Ghana, Lopez-Cordova, 2005; and Taylor, et al., 2005, on Mexico; and Yang and Martinez, 2005, on the Philippi”
Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development: A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues (2011, background): “However, as migrant networks are established in the destination countries, the cost of migration falls so that the less well-off can afford to migrate (Taylor et al. 2005; Koechlin & Leon 2007, Docquier et al. 2010a).”
Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development (2010, background): “Taylor et al. (2005) find that international remittances account for 15 per cent of per capita household income in rural Mexico and conclude that an increase in international remittances would reduce both the poverty headcount and the poverty gap.”
Do remittances promote financial development (2011, background): “All rights reserved. the impact of remittances on poverty includes: Adams (2004, ge (2005), Taylor et al. (2005), Acosta et al. (2007), and Anyanwu 10).”