countries particularly susceptible to economic hardship. We examine the role of remittances in either alleviating or increasing … causality and endogeneity and find that while income smoothing does not appear to be the main motive for sending remittances in … a non-negligible share of households, remittances do indeed smooth household income on average. Other variables …

the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. …

the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. -- child labor ; emigration ; transfers ; Tanzania …

Estimation of the causal effect of parental migration on children's educational attainment is complicated by the fact … dollars from U.S. migrant remittances appear to enable families to further educate their daughters. Thus, policymakers should …

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 …

the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. -- child labor ; emigration ; transfers ; Tanzania …

We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The …

Estimation of the causal effect of parental migration on children's educational attainment is complicated by the fact … dollars from U.S. migrant remittances appear to enable families to further educate their daughters. Thus, policymakers should …

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 …

the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor …