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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 …, internal remittances increase the labor force participation of the youngest children in the 5-11 age group, with girls being …
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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 … significant age effect: remittances affect the labour market participation of younger children only, suggesting a progressive …
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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 … significant age effect: remittances affect the labour market participation of younger children only, suggesting a progressive …
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In this paper, I measure the importance of remittances and financial development for developing countries. I estimate … channel for remittances to affect economic growth. The index brings together information from existing measures, reflecting … the more financial development in a country, the smaller becomes the impact of remittances on economic growth and it can …
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The paper explored (1) the impact of remittances on financial development and (2) whether the interaction between … remittances and human capital development had an influence on financial development in transitional economies using the dynamic … GMM approach, with data ranging from 1996 to 2014. Remittances were found to have had a non-significant positive influence …
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How remittances contribute to the economies of remittance-receiving developing countries is a global issue. Considering … Nepal as a highly remittance-receiving country, this paper primarily examines the impact of remittances on economic growth … the effects of remittances on economic growth. The bound test approach of cointegration and the error correction model …
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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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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 …, internal remittances increase the labor force participation of the youngest children in the 5-11 age group, with girls being …
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This special issue of the International Review of Economics and Finance contributes to the received literature of the dynamics of international migration by highlighting the role of tradition in propelling migration; by admitting that the human capital formation response to the prospect of...
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