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Policy-Induced Social Interactions and Schooling Decisions
Bobba, Matteo; Gignoux, Jeremie - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper considers a conditional cash transfer program targeting poor households in small rural villages and studies the effects of the geographic proximity between villages on individual enrollment decisions. Exploiting variations in the treatment status across contiguous villages generated...
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Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Macours, Karen; Schady, Norbert; Vakis, Renos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. There is a large literature on the effects of these programs on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is known about possible impacts on child development. This paper analyzes the impact of a cash...
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Returns to Private Education in Peru
Calónico, Sebastián; Ñopo, Hugo R. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
The private provision of educational services has been representing an increasing fraction of the Peruvian schooling system, especially in recent decades. While there have been many claims about the differences in quality between private and public schools, there is no complete assessment of the...
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Financing the family : remittances to Central America in a time of crisis
Inchauste, Gabriela (contributor);  … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009789117
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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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Integration & Trade Journal: Volume 11 : No. 27 : July-December, 2007
López-Córdova, José Ernesto; Olmedo, Alexandra; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
contains the following articles: International Migration, Remittances and Development: An Overview; Remittances of Paraguayan … Creation Externalities in Central America; Migration and Education Inequality in Rural Mexico; Remittances and Healthcare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673514
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Peruvian Migration to Japan
Macchiavello, Luis J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
This document is about Peruvian Japanese migration. Peru was the first country in Latin America to establish diplomatic … migration started in 1899. Peru was also the first country in Latin America to receive those migrant Japanese citizens. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009206179
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Diaspora Direct Investment Policy: Options for Development
Rodríguez-Montemayor, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In today's globalized world, goods and capital are flowing as never before. The movement of people across borders has also enlarged significantly. About 215 million people live away from their home country and many members of such Diasporas are prospering abroad and are eager to extend such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673653
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Diaspora Direct Investment Policy: Options for Development
Rodríguez-Montemayor, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In today's globalized world, goods and capital are flowing as never before. The movement of people across borders has also enlarged significantly. About 215 million people live away from their home country and many members of such Diasporas are prospering abroad and are eager to extend such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654747