Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation
This paper examines the direct, first-rounds impact of two types of remittances—internal and external remittances—on income distribution and asset accumulation in rural Pakistan. Using income decomposition techniques on a three-year panel household data set, the paper finds that internal remittances...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1996
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| author | Adams, Richard H., Jr. |
| author_browse | Adams, Richard H., Jr. |
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| description | This paper examines the direct, first-rounds impact of two types of remittances—internal and external remittances—on income distribution and asset accumulation in rural Pakistan. Using income decomposition techniques on a three-year panel household data set, the paper finds that internal remittances have a positive effect on equity and that external remittances have a negative effect. The study also uses an asset-accumulation model to pinpoint the effect of remittances on five types of rural assets: irrigated land owned, rainfed land owned, livestock assets, agricultural capital, and nonfarm assets. The results show that remittances do have an effect on rural asset accumulation. While external remittances have a positive and significant effect on the accumulation of land, internal remittances have a positive and significant effect on the accumulation of agricultural capital. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1571042025-11-06T05:38:42Z Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation Adams, Richard H., Jr. income distribution land use agricultural economics livestock This paper examines the direct, first-rounds impact of two types of remittances—internal and external remittances—on income distribution and asset accumulation in rural Pakistan. Using income decomposition techniques on a three-year panel household data set, the paper finds that internal remittances have a positive effect on equity and that external remittances have a negative effect. The study also uses an asset-accumulation model to pinpoint the effect of remittances on five types of rural assets: irrigated land owned, rainfed land owned, livestock assets, agricultural capital, and nonfarm assets. The results show that remittances do have an effect on rural asset accumulation. While external remittances have a positive and significant effect on the accumulation of land, internal remittances have a positive and significant effect on the accumulation of agricultural capital. 1996 2024-10-24T12:47:21Z 2024-10-24T12:47:21Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157104 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Adams, Richard H., Jr. 1996. Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation. FCND Discussion Paper 17. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157104 |
| spellingShingle | income distribution land use agricultural economics livestock Adams, Richard H., Jr. Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation |
| title | Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation |
| title_full | Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation |
| title_fullStr | Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation |
| title_short | Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation |
| title_sort | remittances income distribution and rural asset accumulation |
| topic | income distribution land use agricultural economics livestock |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157104 |
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