Previous papers tested the validity of the Family Investment Hypothesis (FIH) among immigrants by comparing the labor … credit constraints are binding, then only married immigrants can cross-finance their investment within the family. In order … to a rejection of the FIH in both countries. -- Family investment model ; labor supply …

in Australia, and to what extent differences in earnings capacities of spouses can account for the division of labor …

The family investment hypothesis predicts that credit-constrained immigrant families adopt a household strategy for … financing post-migration human capital investment in which the partner with labor market comparative advantage engages in … investment activities and the other partner undertakes labor market activities which finance current consumption. We assess this …

The family investment hypothesis predicts that credit-constrained immigrant families adopt a household strategy for … financing post-migration human capital investment in which the partner with labor market comparative advantage engages in … investment activities and the other partner undertakes labor market activities which finance current consumption. We assess this …

This paper analyzes whether immigrant families facing credit constraints adopt a family investment strategy wherein …