The impact of international remittances on food security during the Covid-19 pandemic: evidence from Malawi
This is the first paper to study the impact of international remittances on household food security after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Using nationally representative quarterly panel data from the Malawi High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19, it employs an instrumental variable approach to addr...
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| Formato: | masterThesis |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2022
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/142257 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:run.unl.pt:10362/142257 |
| Resumo: | This is the first paper to study the impact of international remittances on household food security after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Using nationally representative quarterly panel data from the Malawi High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19, it employs an instrumental variable approach to address the endogeneity of the international migrant remittances. The results show a positive and significant impact of remittances on food security, especially in households headed by a female member during the pandemic outbreak year. These results are robust to the use of different food security measures and to controlling for the influence of social safety nets. |
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