The impact of migrant workers' remittances on the living standards of families in Morocco: A propensity score matching approach

Jamal Bouyiour () and Amal Miftah
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Jamal Bouyiour: Department of Economics, PAU University, France
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Migration Letters, 2015, vol. 12, issue 1, 13-27

Abstract: This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in Morocco. We apply propensity score matching methods to the 2006/2007 Moroccan Living Standards Measurement Survey. We find that migrants’ remittances can improve living standards among Moroccan households and affect negatively the incidence of poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households’ expenditures. They are also significantly associated with a decline in the probability of being in poverty for rural households; it decreases by 11.3 percentage points. In comparison, this probability decreases by 3 points in urban area.

Keywords: Poverty; remittances; propensity score matching; Morocco (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: The impact of migrant workers'remittances on the living standards of families in Morocco: A propensity score matching approach (2015)
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Working Paper: The impact of Migrant Workers' Remittances on the Living Standards of families in Morocco: a Propensity Score Matching Approach (2014)
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