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

Jamal Bouoiyour () and Amal Miftah
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Amal Miftah: LEDA-DIAL - Développement, Institutions et Modialisation - LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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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 andaffect negatively the incidence of poverty.The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hoseremittances on recipient households' expenditures. Theyare 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: remittances; Poverty; Morocco; propensity score matching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-01
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Published in Migration Letters, 2015, 12 (1), pp.289-298. ⟨10.33182/ml.v12i1.253⟩

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Journal Article: The impact of migrant workers' remittances on the living standards of families in Morocco: A propensity score matching approach (2015)
Working Paper: The impact of Migrant Workers' Remittances on the Living Standards of families in Morocco: a Propensity Score Matching Approach (2014)
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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DOI: 10.33182/ml.v12i1.253

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