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, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between … remittance-sending countries. We first find that receiving remittances has no significant effect on child labour on average …. However, when the disruptive effect from the absence of a family member is ruled out, remittances significantly reduce child …
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effect of migration is no longer felt. We find no gender difference but remittances seem to affect mainly the labour market …, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between … remittance receipt and household time allocation decisions, we instrument remittances using economic conditions in remittance …
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, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between … remittance-sending countries. We first find that receiving remittances has no significant effect on child labour on average …. However, when the disruptive effect from the absence of a family member is ruled out, remittances significantly reduce child …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010377370
effect of migration is no longer felt. We find no gender difference but remittances seem to affect mainly the labour market …, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between … remittance receipt and household time allocation decisions, we instrument remittances using economic conditions in remittance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959766
Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey conducted in the Punjab province of Pakistan in 2014, we isolate the causal impact of … labor in comparable households that differ solely in their access to remittances. We find that remittances have in general … failed to mitigate household reliance on child labor in Punjab. However, the impact depends critically on whether remittances …
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. However, the positive effect of remittances vanishes when the focus is on extreme poverty. This finding implies that migration … migration, remittances. Thus, policies that facilitate migration especially for low-income families may help improve standards …This paper examines the impacts of international remittances on child labor and household welfare by presenting …
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This article explores the effect of remittances on the prevalence and intensity of child labor in Bolivia. Using …, and the number of hours worked per week declines with the size of remittances received. The size of the impact varies … between urban and rural households. Remittances to urban households have a larger impact on moving children completely out of …
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By reducing financial constraints and income variability, remittances can increase educational attainment and thereby … remittances on child labor and educational outcomes in Niger. More specifically, we investigate how recipient households in Niger … negative shocks occurrence. Second, the endogeneity of migration decisions complicates the analysis as it requires the …
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This article explores the effect of remittances on the prevalence and intensity of child labor in Bolivia. Using …, and the number of hours worked per week declines with the size of remittances received. The size of the impact varies … between urban and rural households. Remittances to urban households have a larger impact on moving children completely out of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000771
This paper investigates the relationship between international migration, remittances and human capital investment in … Kenya. We use household level data from the 2009 Kenya Migration Household Survey (produced by the Africa Migration Project … remittances a household receives and the amount of expenditures allocated to education (for all levels of education). We consider …
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