This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household ex-penditure and relative poverty in Morocco. We apply propensity score matching meth-ods 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 de-creases by 3 points in urban area.

poverty Morocco Propensity score matching remittances

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