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This paper explores the impact of international migration on school enrollment of children staying behind in Tajikistan …. Counterfactual situations are constructed for children belonging to households with and without migrants, remittance receiving and … nonreceiving households, and households with migrant parents to single out the impact of migration and remittances. The results …
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household members migrating internally) have a greater impact on education than do external remittances. We posit that this may … indicators has emerged as remittances to developing countries have risen substantially over the past decade. If remittances … capital investment, remittances may serve as a vehicle for growth. In this paper, we use the 2010 Nepal Living Standards …
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We study the relationship between migration and children's education in Tajikistan – one of the poorest and most … of family members is negatively associated with children's school attendance. Receiving remittances does not offset this … Tajikistan has a negative signaling effect on the education of children staying behind. …
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for the household sector? Can we capture the relevant impact of the remittances on the education level in Egypt? The … purpose of this study is to examine the impact of remittances on the level of educational attainment of children between ages … phenomenon among Egyptians and remittances can play an important role in alleviating household budget constraints. How do …
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choose the non-professional education track. Those who might have otherwise pursued higher, professional education may forgo … education since, they will be overqualified in the host country. This will have a long run affect. As time goes on, therefore …
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investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit …
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Tajikistan has a negative signaling effect on the education of children staying behind. …We study the relationship between migration and childrenś education in Tajikistan - one of the poorest and most … family members is negatively associated with childrenś school attendance. Receiving remittances does not offset this negative …
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the children brought with them depends on the quality of the destination that their parents selected. Exploiting variation … migrants in Indonesia. Using Population Census microdata from 2000 and 2010, I show that children who spend more time growing … permanent residents at an average rate of 1.7 to 2.2 percent annually, with children from less educated households benefiting …
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This paper explores the linkage between international migration and school attendance for Colombia during 2005. Data from National Demographic and Health Survey, carried out by Profamilia, were used. The potential presence of endogeneity was ruled out by estimating Probit models using...
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