The Effects of Migration and Remittances on Inequality in Rural Pakistan (Migration AND REGIONAL Issues) (Report‪)‬

I. INTRODUCTION In the Third World remittances--defined as money and goods that are transmitted by migrant workers to their households back home--can have a profound impact upon rural income distribution. This is true for both internal remittances, which are often small but widespread among the rural population, as well as for international remittances, which are typically larger and more concentrated.