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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Autores principales: Diao, Xinshen, Mahrt, Kristi
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143813
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description 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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spelling CGSpace1438132025-11-06T06:04:56Z Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19 Diao, Xinshen Mahrt, Kristi simulation models models low income groups covid-19 remittances households household income smallholders migration poverty rural areas 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. 2020-04-01 2024-05-22T12:17:07Z 2024-05-22T12:17:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143813 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; and Mahrt, Kristi. 2020. Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19. Myanmar SSP Policy Note 6. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133752.
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Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19
title Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19
title_full Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19
title_fullStr Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19
title_short Assessing the impact on household incomes and poverty of declines in remittances due to COVID-19
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