Journal of Global Economics

Department of Global Economics, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, West Bengal, India

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• Research Article   
  The Impact of Remittances on the Living Conditions of Households (Evidence from Kebri Dehar City, Ethiopia): Propensity Score Matching Model (PSM)
  Author(s): Walelign Amenu Zeleke*
  
  A good life cannot be achieved without having good living conditions. So the general objective of this study was to analyze the impact of remittances on the living conditions of remittances receiving households, in Kebri Dehar city. Propensity score matching using probit regression model used to examine for this study. The household living condition can be measured with different outcome indicators namely household income, household consumption expenditure, and household food expenditure for remittance receiver and non-receiver households. The findings revealed that remittances significantly improve household income, consumption, and food expenditures for recipients in comparison with non-recipients. Primary data was collected on household questionnaires with 384 sample respondents drawn from both remittances receiving and non-remittance receiving households using cross-sectional data.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2375-4389.2022.10.376

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