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In this paper, we focus on the use of remittances to school children remaining in migrant communities in Haiti. After addressing the endogeneity of remittance receipt, we find that remittances raise school attendance for all children in some communities regardless of whether they have household...
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are estimated to control for the endogeneity of education and migrant network variables. Correlation of unobservables … across migration and education decisions as well as within groups of individuals such as the family are explicitly controlled …
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We investigate the effect of studying abroad on international labor market mobility later in life for university graduates. As a source of identifying variation, we exploit the introduction and expansion of the European ERASMUS student exchange program, which significantly increases a...
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's education system, which is characterized by sources of school funding, the average expenditure per pupil, and the type of … are considered: (1) greater congestion in public schools; (2) a lower average tax base for education funding; (3) reduced … wages for low-skilled workers and so more dependence by low-skilled locals on public education; (4) a greater skill premium …
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enrolled in schools. When it comes to those aged 20 or over, the proportion undergoing education is higher among women but a …
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This paper considers the relationship between international migration and gender discrimination through the lens of decision-making power over intrahousehold resource allocation. The endogeneity of migration is addressed with a difference-in-differences style identification strategy and a model...
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recent graduates in the area after they finish their education. This paper classifies 41 U.S. metropolitan areas as "college …
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device for improving the human capital of the children and grandchildren of migrants as measured by their education. In this … migration by taking into account the correct counter-factual – the generational education gains that would have taken place if …
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experience. The results point to a statistically significant positive effect of paternal U.S. migration on education for girls …
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gap in labour force participation. We highlight the role of two factors – international migration and education – on the … education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in Tajikistan … participation by men domestically; increased female education, especially at the university and vocational level, increases female …
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