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The literature suggests Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) and remittances may protect poor households from income risk. We present a theoretical framework that explores how this ‘insurance’ effect can change households’ decision to apply for a loan via changes in credit demand and supply....
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household labor for both children and mothers and, if migration occurs in response to a negative shock, we should observe an … by an increase in mothers' bargaining power, as children's human capital is not affected by migration, controlling for …
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migration duration for patterns of selection by integrating two workhorses of the labor literature, a search model and a Roy … cognitive ability. Longer migration episodes lead to stronger positive selection on both education and ability, as its … permanent migration, where search costs are higher. Labor market frictions explain observed complex network-skill interactions. …
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