Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19

Xinshen Diao and Kristi Mahrt

No 6, Myanmar SSP policy notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Remittances are an important income source for the poor in Myanmar, particularly for low-income rural households. This policy note focuses on the likely impact on household income and poverty in Myanmar of declines in international and domestic remittances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a microsimulation model to do so.

Keywords: simulation models; models; low income groups; covid-19; remittances; households; household income; smallholders; migration; poverty; rural areas; Myanmar; Asia; South-eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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