Maëlan Le Goff
Banque de France
27 Papers
139 Citations
Maëlan Le Goff is an academic researcher from Banque de France. The author has contributed to research in topics: Free trade & Commercial policy. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 25 publications. Previous affiliations of Maëlan Le Goff include University of Auvergne & International Monetary Fund.
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Determinants and macroeconomic impact of remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the determinants and macroeconomic role of remittances in sub-Saharan Africa and find that remittance are larger for countries with a larger diaspora or when the diasporas is located in wealthier countries, consistent with a role as a shock absorber.
Does trade reduce poverty? : a view from Africa
Maëlan Le Goff,Raju Singh +1 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the effect of trade openness on poverty in 30 African countries over the period 1981-2010 and found that trade openness tends to reduce poverty in countries where financial sectors are deep, education levels high and institutions strong.
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Does migration foster exports ? evidence from Africa
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the impact of migration on export performance and more particularly the effect of African migrants on African trade and find that the pro-trade effect of migration is higher for African countries, a finding that can be partly explained by the substitution between migrants and institutions.
Impact des envois de fonds des migrants sur les inégalités de revenu dans les pays en développement
TL;DR: In this article, a large echantillon compose of quatre-vingts pays en developpement couvrant the periode 1970-2000 and en tenant compte de l'endogeneite des envois de fonds des migrants.
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Why Migrants' Remittances Reduce Income Inequality in some Countries and not in Others?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a panel sample of 80 developing countries over the period 1970-2000, and even by factoring in the endogeneity of remittances, they provided evidence of some characteristics of countries of origin in which there is an inequality-decreasing e of remittance on income inequality.