Etude de la Population Africaine
Volume 31, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 3810-3822

From internal emigration to international emigration: Impact of a survival strategy on poverty and income inequality in Senegal [De I’émigration interne à I’émigration internationale: Impact d’une stratégie de survie sur la pauvreté et les inégalités de revenu au Sénégal] (Article) (Open Access)

Tamo Mbouyou E.S. , Kamgaing Simo F.
  • a Chercheur associé à la Cellule d’Appui à la Recherche et à l’Enseignement des Institutions Francophones d’Afrique (CARE-IFA/UIESP), Cameroon
  • b Université de Montréal, Canada

Abstract

This paper measures the impact of remittances from the domestic and international migrant on poverty and inequality, using data from “Senegal-Migration and Remittances Household Survey” conducted in 2009 by the Consortium for Social and Economic Research with support from the World Bank. Considering remittances as potential substitutes gains locally by the household in the absence of migration, it analyzes showed that these funds significantly improve the well-being of beneficiaries. However, only international remittances reduce the incidence of poverty, instead the internal remittances have no impact. In addition, only the wealthiest households benefit most from these two types of remittances. This has resulted in greater inequality. © 2017, Union for African Population Studies. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Senegal Migration remittances Inequality poverty

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85035037306&doi=10.11564%2f31-2-1050&partnerID=40&md5=96e518b69efec73835a80344164f0be9

DOI: 10.11564/31-2-1050
ISSN: 08505780
Original Language: English; French