Migration from Nicaragua: some recent evidence

Funkhouser, Edward

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“…It could be that remittances are used to start up small enterprises at home. This has been observed for other countries (see, for example, Amuedo-Dorantes and Pozo, 2006 for Mexico, as well as Funkhouser, 1992 for Nicaragua). However, anecdotal evidence (see Mughal, 2007 andOlimov, 2007), speak against this hypothesis for Tajikistan, as do the findings of Buckley and Hofmann [2012].…”

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Low-Skilled Labor Migration in Tajikistan: Determinants and Effects on Expenditure Patterns

Meier

2014

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract: It is often assumed that international labor migration from Tajikistan, while having no noticeable effects on investment (usually defined as medium and long-term consumption, such as education, or investment into housing or business), on average leads to an increase in short-term consumption, mostly food. In this paper, a simple household-level model determining the migration decision is developed and tested empirically. In a second step, the effect of low-skilled labor migration on household expenditure shares is analyzed using 2SLS. While only weak effects of migration measured by a simple dummy are visible, repeating the analysis using the length of the migration spell instead, as well as its squared term, reveals that labor migration apparently takes a while to "kick in" and become profitable to those remaining at home. The observed long-term effects on household consumption patterns, albeit being rather small, actually speak in favour of investment of remittances, with the respective shares increasing over time, while the budget share spent on food slowly decreases. Terms of use: Documents in

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“…There is some support for this in the literature (see, among others, Amuedo-Dorantes andPozo, 2006 andFunkhouser, 1992 for the Latin American context). Work by Justino and Shemyakina, 2010, also confirms this finding for Tajikistan, observing a reduction in work hours for members of migrant households.…”

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Low-Skilled Labor Migration in Tajikistan: Determinants and Effects on Expenditure Patterns

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2014

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“…Once migrants raise the living standard or welfare of remaining adult household members, the income effect of remittances will cause an increase in the reservation wages of the left behind. Hence, the remaining parent may reduce work as has been documented in several countries (e.g., by Funkhouser (1992) for Nicaragua and Acosta (2006) for El Salvador). Potentially, the income effect could decrease time allocated to children by remaining adults as well.…”

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Can Parental Migration Reduce Petty Corruption in Education?

Hockel¹,

Silva²,

Stöhr³

2017

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“…The economic impact of migration on non-migrant employment patterns has been documented for a few developing economies (Funkhouser, 1992;Tiongson, 2001;Amuedo-Dorantes and Pozo, 2006) but while much of the focus has been on the income effect of remittances, less attention has been paid to the role of (male) migration in shifting (female) decision-making power in the family at origin. Theoretical analysis suggests that due to imperfect monitoring on the one hand, and increase in the household income (through remittances) on the other, male migration may lead to women bargaining empowerment in the control and allocation of resources at origin -so that gender differentials in labour supply may be observed (Chen 2006, Lundberg and Pollak, 1993, Haddad et al 1997).…”

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International Migration And Gender Differentials In The Home Labor Market: Evidence From Albania

Mendola¹,

Carletto²

2009

Policy Research Working Papers

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This paper examines the role of male-dominated international migration in shaping labor market outcomes by gender in migrant-sending households in Albania. Using detailed information on family migration experience from the latest Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) survey, we find that male and female labor supplies respond differently to current and past migration episodes of household members. Controlling for the potential endogeneity of migration and for the income (remittances) effect, estimates show that having a migrant abroad decreases female paid labor supply while increasing unpaid work. On the other hand, women with household members with past migration experience are significantly more likely to engage in self-employment and less likely to supply unpaid work. The same relationships do not hold for men. These findings suggest that over time male-dominated Albanian migration may lead to women's empowerment in the access to income-earning opportunities at origin.

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Migration from Nicaragua: some recent evidence

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Low-Skilled Labor Migration in Tajikistan: Determinants and Effects on Expenditure Patterns

Low-Skilled Labor Migration in Tajikistan: Determinants and Effects on Expenditure Patterns

Can Parental Migration Reduce Petty Corruption in Education?

International Migration And Gender Differentials In The Home Labor Market: Evidence From Albania

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