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We study the relationship between migration and childrenś education in Tajikistan - one of the poorest and most … effect. Migration of non-parent family members (such as siblings) is particularly detrimental to school attendance …
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: migration and informal markets. To mitigate the problems of both migration and the informal sector, and harness their … international migration and household investments addressing the problem of brain drain and the use of remittances. Es... …
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In the absence of altruism, there is no obvious reason why a migrant should remit part of his income to his family for investment at the home location. If the family invests such income (in housing for example), why would they give it back to the migrant when he returns? This paper is based on...
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This paper examines the effect of temporary and permanent migration on household expenditures and on asset … households are more likely to own more goods or assets than non-migrant households. Migration has stronger effects on ownership … in rural areas. Overall, the findings indicate that temporary migration has a stronger effect on household expenditures …
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This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico. The topic is examined using municipal-level data on the percent of household receiving remittances and homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Remittances are found to be associated with a decrease...
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What determines remittances – altruism or enlightened self-interest - and do remittances trigger additional migration …, receipt of remittances may contribute to new flows of migration, in particular in the case of Morocco. …
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Two of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the last two decades are the … large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross …-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration …
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-selective. These predictions are then tested empirically using bilateral remittance and migration data and proxy measures for the …
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This article explores the effect of remittances on the prevalence and intensity of child labor in Bolivia. Using household survey data, we find that children in remittance-receiving households are less likely to be actively supplying labor, and the number of hours worked per week declines with...
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aims at analysing the impact of migration on rural poverty and inequality in Kosovo. It draws on the 2009 nationally … households above the vulnerability threshold. Gini coefficients show a tendency to increase due to migration. Determinants of … different outcomes of migration are explored in a logit regression on migration success. Household and income structure as well …
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