 Are remittances spent in a healthy way? Evidence from AlbaniaSEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe, 2014, vol. 17, issue 2, 237-266 Abstract: This article investigates the effect of remittances on health capital accumulation. Total expenditure is divided into expenditure on medicines; and expenditure on visits and laboratory services. An estimation is presented for rural and urban sub-groups. Both instrumental variable and propensity score matching are used to assess the impact of remittances on health capital investment. Households increase their expenditure on medicines and other health services in the presence of remittances. This positive relationship is statistically significant in the case of remittance-receiving households living in rural areas, although the magnitude is lower in the case of total expenditure on visits and laboratory services. However, total expenditure here is likely to have a significant impact on health outcomes given their preventive nature. Remittance flows thus play a heterogeneous role in the decision-making processes of remittance-receiving household members. However, such non-labour income flows may play an important role in supporting expenditures, especially for those living in rural areas. Date: 2014 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nms:joseer:10.5771/1435-2869-2014-2-237 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.5771/1435-2869-2014-2-237 Access Statistics for this article SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe is currently edited by Béla Galgoczi More articles in SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe from Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG |
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