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dynamics of international migration by highlighting the role of tradition in propelling migration; by admitting that the human … capital formation response to the prospect of migration is gradual; by studying the impact of such formation on economic … growth and welfare; by working out the consequences of the migration of parents for the wellbeing of their children; by …
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We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a simple model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education will be inversed-U shaped, with the increasing segment being longer (resp. shorter …
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indicators has emerged as remittances to developing countries have risen substantially over the past decade. If remittances … capital investment, remittances may serve as a vehicle for growth. In this paper, we use the 2010 Nepal Living Standards … Survey III (NLSS III) to examine how remittances affect household expenditures on human capital investment. Overall, our …
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The impact of remittances on households left behind by migration is ambiguous a priori due to competing income and … substitution effects. We offer new evidence on the effect of remittances on household investment decisions. We enrich our analysis … concerns. We find that remittances increase the likelihood of human, physical, and social capital investment in most of our …
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mechanisms proposed. Next the main linkages identified between migration and development – remittances, return migration and …There has been increased emphasis on the linkages between international migration and development at international …, regional and national levels in the past two decades. This recognition of migration as a developmental tool has generated calls …
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The impact of remittances on households left behind by migration is ambiguous a priori due to competing income and … substitution effects. We offer new evidence on the effect of remittances on household investment decisions. We enrich our analysis … concerns. We find that remittances increase the likelihood of human, physical, and social capital investment in most of our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014552517
proportions in EB-2 and EB-3 sent remittances than in the cohort overall. (6) A little measure of assimilation - using dollars to …
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This paper assumes that migrants derive utility from their own consumption, their own leisure, and remittances to their … family. It hypothesizes that the labor supply and remittances of Mexican migrants in the U.S. are jointly determined. Shits … in real exchange rates affect the cost of sending a given real volume of remittances back to the family in the sending …
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This contribution investigates the opportunities of migration for developing countries. The benefits of migration for … sending countries are often undervalued. But migrants may foster trade, remittances, innovations, investments back home, and …. Policies in receiving developed countries towards migrants can enhance the positive impact of migration for development. Among …
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proportions in EB-2 and EB-3 sent remittances than in the cohort overall. (6) A little measure of assimilation – using dollars to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999162