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Measuring Dynamic Effects of Remittances on Poverty and Inequality with Evidence from Kosovo

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  • Arapi-Gjini, Arjola
  • Möllers, Judith
  • Herzfeld, Thomas

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This paper investigates dynamic effects of remittances on households’ poverty and income distribution. Using state-of-the-art matching techniques, we measure impacts based on counterfactual scenarios, and make a step forward by applying for the first time a dose-response function approach to assess poverty effects due to variations in the time-length of receiving remittances. Our results suggest that remittances alleviate both absolute and relative poverty levels and lead to a marginal increase in inequality in the case of Kosovo. We further demonstrate that – although poverty reduction effects are stronger in the short-run – remittances have a positive poverty reduction effect over time. These findings have important welfare policy implications for low- and middle income economies with a high dependency on remittances.
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  • Arapi-Gjini, Arjola & Möllers, Judith & Herzfeld, Thomas, 2021. "Measuring Dynamic Effects of Remittances on Poverty and Inequality with Evidence from Kosovo," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315346, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.315346
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    Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital;

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    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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