Understanding the effect of international remittances on undernourishment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A spatial model approach

Hamed Sambo ()
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Hamed Sambo: Centre d’Economie de l’Université Paris Nord (CEPN), Université Paris 13

Region et Developpement, 2018, vol. 47, 43-61

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of remittances on undernourishment in Sub- Saharan Africa using panel data from 35 countries spanning the years 2001-2011. The gene-ralized moments estimator under the presence of spatial autoregressive parameter was used after taking into account the spatial interaction between countries. We find that remittances contribute to the reduction of undernourishment in Sub-Saharan African. However, the elasticity of calorie consumption to remittances is low. Moreover, the impact of remittances is more pronounced in intermediate income deciles countries than in the countries in lower income deciles and higher income deciles.

Keywords: Remittances; Undernourishment; Spatial Model; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 O55 P22 P24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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