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Do remittances affect poverty and inequality ? Evidence from Mali

Gubert, Flore; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; Lessourd, Thomas (2009), Do remittances affect poverty and inequality ? Evidence from Mali, Premier Colloque bi-annuel du GDRI DREEM : " Inégalités et développement dans les pays méditerranéens", Istanbul, TURKEY

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Communication / Conférence
Date
2009
Conference title
Premier Colloque bi-annuel du GDRI DREEM : " Inégalités et développement dans les pays méditerranéens"
Conference city
Istanbul
Conference country
TURKEY
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Author(s)
Gubert, Flore
Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine
Lessourd, Thomas
Abstract (EN)
Using a 2006 household survey in Mali, we compare current poverty rates and inequality levels with counterfactual ones in the absence of migration and remittances. With proper hypotheses on migrants and a selection model, we are able to impute a counterfactual income for households currently receiving remittances. We show that remittances reduce poverty rates by 5% to 11% and the Gini coefficient by about 5%. Households in the bottom quintiles are more dependent on remittances, which are less substitutable by additional workforce.
Subjects / Keywords
Indicateurs de pauvreté; Envois de fonds; Mali; Travailleurs migrants
JEL
F24 - Remittances
O15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty