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Adams, Richard H., Jr.. |
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... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Income Distribution; Land Use; Agricultural Economics; Livestock; Pakistan; Consumer/Household Economics. |
Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97305 |
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Verdinejad, Fereydoun; Gorji, Yasaman. |
In order to activate the cycle of wealth production, promote social justice and eliminate poverty and inequality, developing countries are currently faced with a multiplicity of structural problems. According to some economic theories, this is mainly due to inefficient or lack of access to financial resources, which has proved a major obstacle in activating the cycle of wealth production in such countries. On this assumption, countries with huge oil reserves including Iran, should not encounter obstacles in terms of creating and accelerating the national cycle of wealth production. However, the fact is almost all major oil-producing countries and the main exporters of petroleum products in the world are dealing with serious structural issues in... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Oil-Based Economies; Iran; Wealth Production; Income Distribution; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; O; O43; Q43; Q48. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91007 |
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