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parametric and semiparametric techniques, we find strong evidence that remittances enhance expenditures on education, health, and …This study estimates the impact of migrants’ remittances on households’ spending decisions in Ecuador. Applying both … housing, but decrease expenditures on food. This supports the hypotheses that these inflows result in a stronger human capital …
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their own country. Labor migration is conventionally viewed as economically benefiting the family members who are left … behind through remittances. However, splitting up families in this way may also have multiple adverse effects on education … migration on those who are left behind remains a challenging empirical question with inconclusive evidence. …
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This review article surveys the recent economic literature on diaspora networks, globalization, and development. Diasporas are shown to contribute to the economic and cultural integration of source (i.e., developing) countries into the global economy. I first review the effect of diaspora...
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