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This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind … in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause … -mainly by fathers - is very relevant in Albania where migration has represented the only viable way to cope with increasing …
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the impact of female-headship on children's schooling. Female householdheads in Matlab fall into two broad groups: widows … of female-headship. Results indicate that children residing in households headed by married women have stronger schooling …
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matter of concern in the region. We study this issue for Uganda, investigating whether the migration of household members … migration of children has a significant positive impact on child school attendance rates while that of adults has a … significantly negative effect, and that remittances have no influence. These findings suggest that migration of children is indeed …
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increase schooling and reduce child labour. Although international remittances are found to have a stronger beneficial impact …
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matter of concern in the region. We study this issue for Uganda, investigating whether the migration of household members … migration of children has a significant positive impact on child school attendance rates while that of adults has a … significantly negative effect, and that remittances have no influence. These findings suggest that migration of children is indeed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498497
the impact of female-headship on children's schooling. Female householdheads in Matlab fall into two broad groups: widows … of female-headship. Results indicate that children residing in households headed by married women have stronger schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011610596
the impact of female-headship on children's schooling. Female householdheads in Matlab fall into two broad groups: widows … of female-headship. Results indicate that children residing in households headed by married women have stronger schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005357716
DHS survey, suggest that mother’s schooling is a key determinant of children’s nutrition, but its direct marginal …’s secondary schooling, instead, contributes only indirectly, by increasing household wealth. A further empirical analysis shows …
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We study the relationship between migration and children's education in Tajikistan – one of the poorest and most … negative effect. Migration of non-parent family members (such as siblings) is particularly detrimental to school attendance …
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Theory suggests that groups historically subject to discrimination, such as Jews, could exhibit traditionally high investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit is uncertain, it could induce investment in skill...
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