Resultados de búsqueda - "remittance"

The two sides of migration in Central America: Distributional impacts in Guatemala por Escalante, Luis Enrique, Aragie, Emerta A., Hernandez, Manuel A.

“…Household welfare, however, is highly sensitive to remittance flows, with income and consumption declining under the restrictive scenarios. …”
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New perspectives on youth migration: Motives and family investment patterns por Heckert, Jessica

“…These perspectives ignore how migration experiences, specifically motives and remittance beh…”
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Livelihoods and welfare: Findings from the eighth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (October – December 2024) por Tauseef, Salauddin, Mahrt, Kristi, van Asselt, Joanna, Win, Hnin Ei

“…Recommended Actions: Facilitate safe and productive migration opportunities and strengthen remittance systems to enhance household resilience and keep families out of poverty, as remittance income reduces the likelihood of poverty by 20 percentage points. …”
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Migration and agricultural intensification at origin: Evidence from farm households in Central Africa por Ochieng, J., Knerr, Beatrice, Owuor, G., Ouma, Emily A.

“…Migration and remittances has potential to improve development in rural areas but in Rwanda and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo empirical work is still limited. …”
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Central Asia program por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…External economic and financial shocks have been particularly painful for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which rely heavily on food (cereal) imports and remittance incomes to maintain food security. Revenues from natural resources help mitigate the worst of these shocks in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems: August 2024 por Palikhe, A., Maharjan, N.K., Adhikari, Madan, Gupta, S., Kumar, Anjani, Minot, Nicholas, Koirala, P., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…The year-on-year annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached its lowest for 2023/24 at 3.6 but the CPI for food and beverage was higher than the national CPI indicating higher costs for these essential items compared to other non-goods and services. Annual remittance inflow increased by 16.5 percent in July 2024, although the increase was lower than the same period of the previous year. …”
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The short-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian economy, 2020–2021: A SAM multiplier modeling analysis por Baulch, Bob, Botha, Rosemary, Pauw, Karl

“…We also consider the short-run effects of external shocks associated with disruptions in trade and tourism, investment, and remittance flows on the Malawian economy, as well as two medium- erm paths assuming either faster or slower recovery during the remainder of 2020 and 2021. …”
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Household structure and child well-being: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal por Maluccio, John A., Thomas, Duncan, Haddad, Lawrence J.

“…In 1993 one in four of all black South African households were dependent on remittance income (Carter and May 1999). Moreover, it is estimated that more than 50 percent of all black children age six and under were not living with their father, and 15 percent of these children were also not living with their mother.…”
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Impact of digital platforms for disseminating climate information services on rice yield, farmers' income and food consumption in Mali por Diallo, Aboubacar, Suh, Neville, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott

“…Key determinants of adoption included education, farm size, remittance receipts, distance to farms, drought exposure, off-farm income activities, and household storage practices. …”
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Household wellbeing in rural Papua New Guinea: Poverty analysis from the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey por Mahrt, Kristi, Schmidt, Emily, Fang, Peixun, Mukerjee, Rishabh

“…Understanding that a social safety net program requires significant resourcing (including financial, logistics and time), there are other opportunities to improve rural welfare within the country. Facilitating remittance transfers from migrants to rural households via electronic banking services and easing banking costs for rural households may increase remittance payments. …”
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Drivers, trends, and consequences of changing household employment patterns in rural Bangladesh por Sen, Binayak, Dorosh, Paul A., Ahmed, Mansur, van Asselt, Joanna

“…Analysis of possible factors influencing the formation of nonfarm households shows the importance of human capital, non-land assets, and proximity to larger towns, while natural shocks seem to encourage the formation of mixed households and remittance from abroad tends to stimulate the farm orientation.…”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems: July 2024 por Palikhe, A., Adhikari, Madan, Gupta, S., Maharjan, N.K., Kumar, Avinash, Minot, Nicholas, Koirala, P., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…In June 2024, the national wage rate index and remittance inflows to Nepal increased, while the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined, improving the purchasing power of lower-income households. …”
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Double burden or Newfound freedom? Women’s empowerment amid large-scale male labor migration from rural Tajikistan por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Mardonova Tolibkhonovna, Mohru, Pechtl, Sarah, Teirlinck, Charlotte

“…Labor migration is generally motivated by the prospect of higher earnings abroad, and many migrants support their left-behind household members through remittances. Migrants’ long-term absence from home may, however, also affect intra-household dynamics among those remaining behind. …”
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Household livelihoods in semi-arid regions: options and constraints por Campbell, Bruce M., Jeffrey, S., Kozanayi, W., Luckert, M., Mutamba, M., Zindi, C.

“…One factor driving differentiation is whether a household has access to remittance income. Elements of change can be identified in numerous aspects of the capital assets and the livelihood strategies. …”
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The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar 2022: Findings from four rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Rising food prices, conflict and physical insecurity increase the likelihood of poor diet quality. Receiving remittances is a source of resilience; remittance-receiving households are less likely to experience hunger or poor dietary diversity at the household, adult, and child level.…”
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Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in western Nepal por Leder, Stephanie, Clement, Floriane, Karki, Emma

“…However, differences between women – such as age, marital status, caste, remittance flow, and land ownership – led to some women benefiting more than others. …”
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Beyond emergency relief: What will it take to ensure a resilient recovery for agriculture and the rural economy of Myanmar por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Together with increased remittance flows from migrants, higher rural household incomes drove growth in a wide range of non-farm service enterprises. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems: February 2024 por Palikhe, A., Maharjan, N.K., Adhikari, M., Gupta, S., Kumar, A., Minot, Nicholas, Koirala, Pankaj, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…However, there was a notable 11.3 percent decline in remittances to NPR 120 billion (USD 901.4 million) in mid-January 2024 compared to last month, potentially signaling a decrease in future remittance trends that should be carefully monitored. …”
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External shocks and policy alternatives in small open economies: The case of El Salvador por Morley, Samuel, Piñeiro, Valeria, Robinson, Sherman

“…The model shows clearly how sensitive El Salvador is to remittance or terms of trade shocks. Each 10 percent reduction in remittances lowers gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.2 percent and household consumption by 1.4 percent, with the cost rising as the shock intensifies. …”
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Lessons learned on food security in the Yemen crisis por Kurdi, Sikandra

“…Unlike other neighboring Gulf states, Yemen has very limited oil reserves, and remittance income from migrants became a major source of income, displacing investment in agricultural production. …”
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