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How do Migration and Remittances Affect Human Capital Investment? The Effects of Relaxing Information and Liquidity Constraints

Chakra Acharya and Roberto Leon-Gonzalez

Journal of Development Studies, 2014, vol. 50, issue 3, 444-460

Abstract: This article explores the heterogeneous effects of the migration-remittance process on the educational attainment of Nepalese children. The results suggest that when controlling for remittances, the children of more educated or informed parents suffer from parental absence, while the children of less informed parents gain from migration, implying that the migration experience helps less educated parents estimate the value of and returns to education more precisely. The results also suggest that remittances help severely credit-constrained households enrol their children in school and prevent dropouts. These remittances help households that face less severe liquidity constraints increase their investment in quality education.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2013.866224

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