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What drives remittances during a global shock? : evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Ambrosius, Christian; Campos Vázquez, Raymundo M.; … - 2021
During a global shock two forces act upon international remittances in opposite directions: income losses among … migrants may reduce their ability to send remittances and, at the same time, migrants' concern for their family's wellbeing may … prompt them to send more remittances back home. Which of these drivers prevail is an empirical matter. We assemble quarterly …
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Evolution of Remittances to CAPDR Countries and Mexico During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Babii, Aleksandra; Carare, Alina; Vasilyev, Dmitry; … - 2022
remittances to CAPDR and Mexico during the pre-pandemic period. However, they fail to predict the sustained growth in remittances … since June 2020, including the significant increase in the average amount remitted. Using data from over 300 remittances … modes of transmission of remittances, additional U.S. fiscal stimulus and U.S. labor market developments, especially in the …
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Higher inequality in Latin America : a collateral effect of the pandemic
Acevedo, Ivonne; Castellani, Francesca; Cota, María José - 2022
. Surprisingly, we found that the differences in income by education level declined in most cases. Remittances had a modest effect … in education attainment due to the pandemic may generate future pressures on inequality once school-age youth enter the …
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School attendance during a pandemic
Goulas, Sofoklis; Megalokonomou, Rigissa - In: Economics letters 193 (2020), pp. 1-5
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School Attendance During a Pandemic
Goulas, Sofoklis; Megalokonomou, Rigissa - 2020
We find that, when officials relax school attendance policy as a prophylactic measure against an epidemic, students of higher early high school performance take more absences, while students of lower early high school performance keep going to school. Early high school performance is positively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014100163
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Back to work : the unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ecuador's labor market
Olivieri, Sergio; Ortega, Francesc; Rivadeneira, Ana - 2023
Using the 2021 and 2022 HFPS for Ecuador, the paper investigates the labor market trajectories of different socio … stemmed from Venezuelan households without children, suggesting that Venezuelan families were less able to cope with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014317711
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on University New Entry, Enrollment, and Graduation on STEM and Non-STEM Majors in Mexico
Prudencio, Daniel; Balmori de la Miyar, Jose Roberto; … - 2023
Using administrative data on all higher education institutions in Mexico, we estimate the effect of the COVID-19 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014344398
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Higher inequality in Latin America : a collateral effect of the pandemic
Acevedo, Ivonne; Castellani, Francesca; Cota, María José - In: International review of applied economics 38 (2024) 3, pp. 280-304
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Developmental losses in young children from pre-primary program closures during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abufhele, Alejandra; Bravo, David; López Bóo, Florencia; … - 2022
disruptions early in life can be long-lasting. Although there is evidence about the effects of school closures on older children …, there is currently no evidence on such losses for children in their early years. This paper is among the first to quantify … the actual impact of pandemic-related closures on child development, in this case for a sample of young children in Chile …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013171198
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Developmental Losses in Young Children from Pre-Primary Program Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abufhele, Alejandra; Bravo, David; López Bóo, Florencia; … - 2022
disruptions early in life can be long-lasting. Although there is evidence about the effects of school closures on older children …, there is currently no evidence on such losses for children in their early years. This paper is among the first to quantify … the actual impact of pandemic-related closures on child development, in this case for a sample of young children in Chile …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083771