The contribution of OFW remittances to income inequality a decomposition analysis

The contribution of OFW remittances to income inequality a decomposition analysis

The paper aims to determine whether remittances from overseas Filipino workers improve or worsen income inequality. Using decomposition equations, the paper divides total inequality into its four components, namely wages, entrepreneurial incomes, other income, and remittances from migrants. The deco...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Philippine Review of Business and Economics Vol. XLII, No. 2 (December 2005), p. [27]-54.
Main Authors: Ravanilla, Nico Masulit (Author), Robleza, Eduard Joseph de Pano (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: 2005.
Subjects:
Migrant remittances > Philippines.
Emigrant remittances > Philippines.
Filipinos > Employment > Foreign countries.
Income distribution > Philppines.
Online Access:https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9