Importance of remittances in reducing poverty and inequality: the case of Kyrgyzstan
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- This master's thesis analyzes the impact of remittances on poverty and inequality in Kyrgyzstan. The Heckman two-stage counterfactual methodology was implemented to estimate income levels without remittances using longitudinal data from around 3,000 households. The obtained results show a positive influence of remittances on poverty, although the poverty rates are lower than those reported by the National Stata Committee. Regarding inequality, remittances increase it by 1.9 percentage points.
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Kartaeva, Z. (2023). Importance of remittances in reducing poverty and inequality: the case of Kyrgyzstan. https://dial-mem.test.bib.ucl.ac.be/handle/2078.2/37668