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Migradollars & poverty alleviation strategy issues in Congo (DRC)

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This briefing examines the motivations of agents and analyses the idea of risk‐sharing behaviour in the absence of insurance or intertemporel markets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Migration might provide a shelter against uncertain income prospects when financial markets ‘malfunction’ or do not exist Labour migration tends to improve economic welfare of the destination countries and immigration may alleviate unemployment and provide inputs such as remittances and skills. Migration can also act as a mechanism for income redistribution and as a source for resources for families with migrants. International migration has had an overall positive impact on poverty alleviation in DRC. Remittances facilitate, to some extent, local entrepreneurial activity.

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  • Claude Sumata, 2002. "Migradollars & poverty alleviation strategy issues in Congo (DRC)," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(93-94), pages 619-628, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:29:y:2002:i:93-94:p:619-628
    DOI: 10.1080/03056240208704646
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    1. Romina Seminario, 2019. "The Timing and Direction of Migrant Money Circulation: Peruvian Migrants in Switzerland," Remittances Review, Remittances Review, vol. 4(2), pages 143-164, October.
    2. Claude Sumata & Jeffrey H. Cohen, 2018. "The Congolese diaspora and the politics of remittances," Remittances Review, Remittances Review, vol. 3(2), pages 95-108, October.
    3. Kostas Mavromaras & Alfiah Hasanah & Silvia Mendolia & Oleg Yerokhin, 2017. "Labour Migration, Food Expenditure, and Household Food Security in Eastern Indonesia," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 93, pages 122-143, June.
    4. Sarah Bracking, 2003. "Sending money home: are remittances always beneficial to those who stay behind?," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(5), pages 633-644.

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