Guatemala), and international remittances (from the United States) on poverty in Guatemala. With only one exception, he finds … that both internal and international remittances reduce the level, depth, and severity of poverty in Guatemala. However, he … finds that remittances have a greater impact on reducing the severity as opposed to the level of poverty in Guatemala. For …

representative data from the Nigeria General Household Survey Panel, 2010/11. The findings indicate an elasticity of poverty …This paper examines the determinants of agricultural productivity and its link to poverty using nationally … lead to poverty reduction for agricultural households …

are considered to be an important instrument for keeping fuel prices, and hence the cost of living, low. The costs of … petroleum product prices and increased illegal exportation of subsidized petroleum products into neighboring countries. Removing … the subsidy on fuel is one of the most contentious socioeconomic policy issues in Nigeria today. In this paper, an economy …

proposals to open international labor markets to allow for the temporary economic migration of low-skilled workers from … from migrants to their communities of origin underscores this aspect of migration. However, migration can also transform … returns to investment in human capital. The author explores the relationship between temporary economic migration and …

. Internal migration decreased significantly in the 1990s, with rural-to-urban migration declining dramatically. Current … population levels everywhere seem frozen at a degree of urbanization that is low by international standards. Migration levels do … not respond to unemployment differentials, perhaps because Poland's continuing housing shortage, deters migration. Housing …

to the restrictions more through prices than quantities. …

participation by individuals in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria using primary (micro) data. While grievance appears to be …

Nigeria's oil boom has not brought an end to perennial stagnation in the non-oil economy. Is this the unavoidable …

Nigeria's policy of recent banking consolidation can be justified and rationalized by looking at the determinants of spreads …