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Out of sight, out of mind? Educational outcomes of children with parents working abroad

Joanna Clifton-Sprigg

Edinburgh School of Economics Discussion Paper Series from Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh

Abstract: Impact of parental emigration on educational outcomes of children is theoretically ambiguous. Using novel data I collected on migration experience and its timing, family background and school performance of lower secondary pupils in Poland, I analyse the question empirically. Migration is mostly temporary in nature, with one parent engaging in employment abroad. As many as 63% of migrant parents have vocational qualifications, 29% graduated from high school, 4% have no qualifications and the remaining 4% graduated from university. Almost 18% of children are affected by parental migration. Perhaps surprisingly, estimates suggest that parental employment abroad has a positive immediate impact on a pupil's grade. Parental education appears pivotal; children of high school graduates benefit most. Longer term effects appear more negative, however, suggesting that a prolonged migration significantly lowers a child's grade. Interestingly, siblings' foreign experiences exert a large, positive impact on pupils' grades.

Keywords: education of adolescents; migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 I29 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64
Date: 2014-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dem, nep-edu, nep-eur and nep-mig
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