What Happens to the Labour Supply and Schooling of the Children Left Behind by Temporary Migrants?

Using Vietnamese panel data, we investigate how a father's temporary migration is associated with the labour supply and human capital investment of his child left behind. Our analysis shows that a longer absence of a father is associated with more housework and less education of his son if the boy is at an age for primary or lower secondary schooling

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Year of publication:	2018
Authors:	Booth, Alison L. ; Tamura, Yuji
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Arbeitsangebot \| Labour supply \| Theorie \| Theory \| Kinder \| Children \| Arbeitsmigranten \| Migrant workers \| Internationale Migration \| International migration \| Bildungsniveau \| Educational achievement \| Kinderarbeit \| Child labour

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (29 p)
Series:	This is an updated version of IZA Discussion Paper ; 4381 & CEPR Discussion Paper 7440
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 22, 2017 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1504412 [DOI]
Classification:	O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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