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084			_aI32 _aD12 _2jelc
100	1		_aDuval, Laetitia
245	1	0	_aThe consumption-enhancing effect of remittances: Evidence from Kosovo
260			_aWien : _bWiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw), _c2013.
490	1		_awiiw Balkan Observatory Working Papers _v107
520			_aIn this paper, we study the effect of remittances on the living standard of families living in Kosovo using detailed data conducted in 2010 on a sample of 4,000 households. Specifically, we focus on the impact of these transfers on welfare proxied by per capita consumption expenditure at various locations of the consumption distribution. Drawing on quantile regressions, we find that remittances significantly improve the living standard of the recipient households. The benefit of remittances is much higher among households characterized by low levels of consumption, especially when the possible endogeneity of remittances is taken into account in the estimation. Finally, we show that the positive impact of remittances on consumption has remained constant between 2000 and 2010.
650			_aRemittances
650			_aconsumption
650			_apoverty
650			_ainequality
650			_aKosovo
651			_aKosovo
700	1		_aWolff, François-Charles
830		0	_v107 _wWIIW0000140 _twiiw Balkan Observatory Working Papers
856	4	0	_uhttps://wiiw.ac.at/p-3179.html
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