Household poverty and inequality: The implication of migrants' remittances in Nigeria

Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-199

  Odozi, John Chiwuzulum ^a   Awoyemi, Timothy Taiwo ^a   Omonona, Bolarin Titus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Counterfactual income; Household; Income inequality; Migration; Poverty; Remittances

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953506273     PISSN: 17487870     EISSN: 17487889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17487871003700788     Document Type: Article

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