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Migration, Remittances and Children’s Schooling in Haiti
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Georges, Annie; Pozo, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In this paper, we focus on the use of remittances to school children remaining in migrant communities in Haiti. After …’s schooling and, given the substantial costs of schooling in Haiti, contribute to the accumulation of human capital in the midst …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822455
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On the Implications of Immigration Policy Restricting Citizenship: Evidence from the Dominican Republic
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Gratereaux Hernández, Carlos; … - 2017
In 2010, an amendment to the Dominican constitution weakened the concept of jus soli citizenship by denying Dominican nationality to individuals born on Dominican soil to irregular immigrants. A few years later, in 2013, the Dominican High Court denationalized large numbers of individuals by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653330
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Migration, remittances and children's schooling in Haiti
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Georges, Annie; Pozo, Susan - 2008
In this paper, we focus on the use of remittances to school children remaining in migrant communities in Haiti. After …'s schooling and, given the substantial costs of schooling in Haiti, contribute to the accumulation of human capital in the midst …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268794
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Bright Investments: Measuring the Impact of Transport Infrastructure Using Luminosity Data in Haiti
Mitnik, Oscar A.; Sanchez, Raul; Yañez-Pagans, Patricia - 2018
This paper quantifies the impacts of transport infrastructure investments on economic activity in Haiti, using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984578
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The Effects of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake on Children's Nutrition and Education
Dodlova, Marina; Carias, Michelle Escobar; Grimm, Michael - 2023
We assess the impact of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on children's nutrition and education. We combine geo-coded shaking … intensity data with four waves of the Haiti Demographic Health Survey, two administered before and two after the earthquake. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377098