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

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...

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Main Authors: Diao, Xinshen, Mahrt, Kristi
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
Subjects:
simulation models
models
low income groups
covid-19
remittances
households
household income
smallholders
migration
poverty
rural areas
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143813
Summary: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.

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