Abstract

MORA-RIVERA, Jorge  and  MORALES GUTIERREZ, Francisco Javier. Remittances and Poverty: A Theoretical and Empirical Review. Econ: teor. práct [online]. 2018, n.48, pp.197-229. ISSN 2448-7481.  https://doi.org/10.24275/etypuam/ne/482018/mora.

This paper reviews several studies about the impact of remittances on poverty throughout different countries; addressing different theoretical conceptions and presenting relevant empirical evidence, which serve as material to enrich the discussion that involves both phenomena. This is done in order to present more information to the already existing evidence on this subject, as well as to provide a guide for those who are interested in studying both topics. Previous studies indicate that, overall, remittances contribute favorably to poverty reduction. Nevertheless, the impact of remittances depends on the existing institutional structure within the origin countries and on the effectiveness they have in dealing with social and economic problems. For this reason, it is important to highlight that remittances cannot eliminate poverty by themselves, and thus they should not be considered as a mechanism to poverty eradication.

Keywords : Remittances; poverty; development; migration; F24; I32; O10; F22.

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