• DOI:10.33182/ML.V12I1.253
• Corpus ID: 73563205

The impact of Migrant Workers' Remittances on the Living Standards of families in Morocco: a Propensity Score Matching Approach

@article{Bouoiyour2014TheIO,
  title={The impact of Migrant Workers' Remittances on the Living Standards of families in Morocco: a Propensity Score Matching Approach},
  author={Jamal Bouoiyour and A. Miftah},
  journal={Migration Letters},
  year={2014},
  volume={12},
  pages={13-27}
}

• Jamal Bouoiyour, A. Miftah
• Published 2014
• Economics
• Migration Letters

This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in Morocco. We apply propensity score matching methods to the 2006/2007 Moroccan Living Standards Measurement Survey. We find that migrants’ remittances can improve living standards among Moroccan households and affect negatively the incidence of poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households’ expenditures. They are also significantly associated with a decline in the probability of being in poverty for rural households; it decreases by 11.3 percentage points. In comparison, this probability decreases by 3 points in urban area.