International migration and human capital in Mexico: Networks or parental absence?

Lara, Jaime

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.02.006

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“…Much of this research shows beneficial associations between remittance income and school attendance, enrollment, performance, graduation rates, and reduced dropout (Acosta, 2011; Adams and Cuecuecha, 2010; Antman, 2012; Calero et al, 2009; Edwards and Ureta, 2003; Intemann and Katz, 2014; Kandel and Kao, 2001; Lu and Treiman, 2007; Yang, 2008). In contrast, a growing body of literature (Antman, 2011; Creighton et al, 2009; Halpern-Manners, 2011; Lara, 2015; McKenzie and Rapoport, 2011; Moran-Taylor, 2008b; Schmalzbauer, 2008; Smith, 2005), addresses the more harmful aspects of parental absences due to migration on education metrics (e.g., lack of motivation and/or aspiration to progress in school). While much research has considered migration and remittances separately, few studies have considered how they jointly influence children's education outcomes (Amuedo-Dorantes and Pozo, 2010 is an exception).…”

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Disentangling fathers’ absences from household remittances in international migration: The case of educational attainment in Guatemala

Davis

Brazil

2016

International Journal of Educational Development

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Estimating the effects of international migration on left-behind children’s educational attainment is complicated by the potential offsetting effects of fathers’ absences and household remittances. Most research has not separated these aspects of international migration on children’s human capital outcomes. We address this deficiency by using instrumental variables to isolate the effects of fathers’ international migration absences from international household remittances on student enrollment and grade progression in Guatemala. Results indicate that fathers’ absences and household international remittances are negatively related to enrollment, providing evidence for a culture of migration effect. For students who remain in school, household international remittances neutralize the harmful influence of fathers’ absences on grade progression.

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Disentangling fathers’ absences from household remittances in international migration: The case of educational attainment in Guatemala

Davis

Brazil

2016

International Journal of Educational Development

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“…When Fernando was 13 years old, his father did not send any more remittances because he had some problems with alcohol consumption and was in jail; for that reason, Fernando was responsible for the household incomes because his mother became ill and the saved money was spent on medical treatments. Lara (2015) analyses the consequences of stories like Fernando's in a society, emphasising deeply on the costs, in social terms, of the loss of the parental guidance. In many cases educated people migrate looking for job opportunities because it is tough to get a good job in their own country.…”

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Heritage and Patrimony of the Peasantry Framework and Rural Development Indicators in Rural Communities in Mexico

Ariza

Bokelmann

Miranda

2017

Rev. Econ. Sociol. Rural

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Abstract:The analytical framework "heritage and patrimony of the peasantry" and its recommended implementation theoretically provide an enhancement over previous methodologies to examine rural development. The current paper measures rural development indicators in six Mexican rural territories, and analyses their interaction in the heritages and patrimonies of the peasantry. The principal indicators that affect the patrimonies in these regions were recognised as Pluriactivity, Social Acknowledgment, Biodiversity and Recycling. Based on these outcomes, the indicators that belong to the Human Patrimony define it as the lowest of all the heritages of the Mexican peasantry. The analysis of the results remarks on the fact that the emphasis of public policies on productive concerns has left out complicated social problems such as the loss of identity, diversity and culture. These matters are becoming the strongest threat affecting the Mexican peasantry to improve their quality of life while respecting their human rights. Key-words:Rural development, wicked problems, quality of rural life. Resumen: El marco analitico 'Patrimonios del

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“…The relatively small literature that estimates parental migration's effects on non-migrant Mexican children's educational attainment produces inconclusive results and largely ignores legal status (Halpern-Manners 2011; Mckenzie and Rapoport 2011; Antman 2012). Halpern-Manners (2011); Mckenzie and Rapoport (2011), and Lara (2015), for example, find that family member migration (presumably parental) reduces the educational attainment of children in Mexico, arguing that migration within the family conditions children to migrate to the United States. In contrast, Antman (2012) uses within-family variation to demonstrate parental migration's positive effect on the educational attainment of girls left behind in Mexico.…”

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Transnational Social Stratification? Legal Status of Immigrant Parents and the Educational Achievements of Mexican Children

Waldman

2022

International Migration Review

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Although there is evidence documenting the impacts of Mexican parents’ migration to the United States on the educational attainment of the children they leave behind, the potential role of parents’ legal status in stratifying their children's educational achievement is poorly understood. Using data from the Mexican Migration Project, I estimate the educational effects of parents’ documentation status for the children left behind in Mexico. I utilize coarsened exact matching and entropy balancing, alongside community fixed effects, in a counterfactual regression framework to address the endogeneity of parental migration decisions. I find that parental migration's effectiveness as a mechanism for securing educational gains among children left in Mexico differs by parents’ legal status. Documentation allows migrant parents to translate their experiences in the United States into relatively greater educational achievement for their children in Mexico. In the post-1986 period, the non-immigrant children of undocumented parents experienced a significant education penalty. These findings elucidate the effect of US immigration policy on social stratification in Mexican society.

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International migration and human capital in Mexico: Networks or parental absence?

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

Disentangling fathers’ absences from household remittances in international migration: The case of educational attainment in Guatemala

Disentangling fathers’ absences from household remittances in international migration: The case of educational attainment in Guatemala

Heritage and Patrimony of the Peasantry Framework and Rural Development Indicators in Rural Communities in Mexico

Transnational Social Stratification? Legal Status of Immigrant Parents and the Educational Achievements of Mexican Children

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