Estimation of the causal effect of parental migration on children's educational attainment is complicated by the fact … that migrants and non-migrants are likely to differ in unobservable ways that also affect children's educational outcomes … have no effect on the educational outcomes of children who are at least 20 because they have already completed their …

Estimation of the causal effect of parental migration on children's educational attainment is complicated by the fact … that migrants and non-migrants are likely to differ in unobservable ways that also affect children's educational outcomes … have no effect on the educational outcomes of children who are at least 20 because they have already completed their …

, suggesting that father absence does not play a major role in determining children's educational outcomes. Instead, these results … suggest that the marginal dollars from remittances relax the household budget constraint and enable families to invest in …

This paper focuses on the effects of domestic and international remittances on children's well-being. Using data from … remittance recipient and non-recipient households. The results of our cross-section and panel analyses indicate that remittances … increase schooling and reduce child labour. Although international remittances are found to have a stronger beneficial impact …

This paper investigates the macroeconomic determinants of global bilateral remittances flows. Using data covering 216 … country-specific covariates in explaining remittances. Robustly across alternative estimation techniques and specifications …

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 … remittances has a positive effect on emigration intentions of household members living in the country of origin. Therefore …

This study estimates the impact of migrants’ remittances on households’ spending decisions in Ecuador. Applying both … parametric and semiparametric techniques, we find strong evidence that remittances enhance expenditures on education, health, and …