) and show how hiring labor from outside the household and transfers to the household might induce a reduction in children … the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. …

This paper analyses the role of remittances and migration on the occupational outcomes of the household members left … "dependency" effect of remittances. Our results show that remittances received by households in Tajikistan have an important …

and remittances have no effect. Having a grandmother as the head of household after parents (typically fathers) migrate … remittance-dependent economies in the world. Using data from a three-wave household panel survey conducted in 2007, 2009, and … girls (ages 7-11) improves when either parents or sibling migrate, as well as when the household starts receiving …

proportions in EB-2 and EB-3 sent remittances than in the cohort overall. (6) A little measure of assimilation - using dollars to …

This paper analyzes the effects of skilled migration and remittances on fertility decisions at origin. We develop an …

-wave household panel survey conducted in 2007, 2009, and 2011, this study finds that the net effect of migration on girls’ schooling … emigration of household members may affect girls’ education, including the relaxation of budget constraints, a change of the … household head, and an increase in household work. At the practical level, the results imply that migration can be detrimental …

remittances has a positive effect on emigration intentions of household members living in the country of origin. Therefore …What determines remittances – altruism or enlightened self-interest - and do remittances trigger additional migration … effects on receipt of remittances than net earnings potential of households in the country of origin. Second, the receipt of …

We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from … results are robust to different measures of remittances and migration. When we differentiate between regions by their exposure … to the 1992-1998 armed conflict, we observe that the negative effect of remittances on the labor supply of women is …