matter of concern in the region. We study this issue for Uganda, investigating whether the migration of household members … migration of children has a significant positive impact on child school attendance rates while that of adults has a … significantly negative effect, and that remittances have no influence. These findings suggest that migration of children is indeed …

This paper analyses the effect of migration of men from rural areas in Pakistan on children in households “left behind …” by the migrants. Left-behind households’ expenditure on children’s education and the gendered distribution of these … children’s education. Second, it is tested if migration of men from households reduces gender inequality in households …

the Uganda National Panel Survey, results from a household fixed effects analysis show that children under two years of … very little in preventive healthcare. This paper investigates how the households trade off investment in their children … drought as a proxy for negative income shock, and illness of any household member as an indicator for negative health shock, I …

across children within the family. Older siblings, especially firstborn males, are more likely to migrate, while having more …

Little is currently known about the effects of shocks to parental health on the allocation of children’s time between … health shocks on the amount of children’s time spent in work, leisure and education. One key contribution of the paper is …

male adults, female adults and children; the second extends the analysis to girls and boys. To improve the identification … household. In line with previous evidence on gender discrimination in Albania, the results show that the female shares of … increasing the share of men more than that of women) and worsen children's position, both when the family was left behind and …

This paper analyses the effect of migration of men from rural areas in Pakistan on children in households "left behind …" by the migrants. Left-behind households' expenditure on children's education and the gendered distribution of these … children's education. Second, it is tested if migration of men from households reduces gender inequality in households …

with migrants in Europe. We also note that when the number of migrants within a household increases, children of age 7 to …This paper examines the repercussions of international migration on children's time allocation in households at origin …. We focus on children of age 7 to 12 and distinguish three activities: market work, French school attendance, and …

perceptions about the capability of children, and aspirations for child education are important drivers of intra-household … experimental dataset disaggregated by individual children and parents. The findings of the study show that parents reinforce the … educational achievements of their children. Educational investment does not vary by the gender of children. Instead, parental …

This paper investigates the impact of a government cash transfer on household decisions regarding different activities … behavioral change caused by the program was a reduction in the probability that the household would send the child to work and an … increase in the likelihood that a household would choose to combine child labor with schooling. On the other hand, the transfer …