When the Cat’s Away ... The Effects of Spousal Migration on Investments on Children

Household expenditures for children-related goods may change when one of the parent migrates and do so differently depending on whether it is the mother or the father that leaves. A sequential model that explains migration and budget allocation choices is proposed and its predictions are tested on d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rizzica, Lucia
Format: Journal Article
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32166