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The Impact of Economic Migration on Children's Cognitive Development: Evidence from the Mexican Family Life Survey

Powers, Elizabeth T. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper uses data from the Mexican Family Life Survey to estimate the impact of a household member's migration to … whom the effect of parental migration is comparable to speaking an indigenous language at home or having a mother with very … low educational attainment. Additionally, household-member migration to the United States affects how children spend their …

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Remittances and the Impact on Crime in Mexico

Brito, Steve; Corbacho, Ana; Rivas, Rene Osorio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico. The topic is examined using municipal-level data on the percent of household receiving remittances and homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Remittances are found to be associated with a decrease...

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Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean: Money, Markets and Costs

Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

A presentation of remittances, money transfer companies and costs of service in 14 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean: Money, Markets and Costs

Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

A presentation of remittances, money transfer companies and costs of service in 14 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Integration, Migration and Cooperation: The Mexican Case

Cuevas, Magdalena Carral - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

This document is about the migration's Mexicans. Mexico has an assistance program with the International Migration …

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