Labor Supply, School Attendance, and Remittances from International Migration : The Case of El Salvador

Labor Supply, School Attendance, and Remittances from International Migration : The Case of El Salvador

The objective of this paper is to present microeconomic evidence on the economic effects of international remittances on households' spending decisions. Remittances can increase the household budget and reduce liquidity constraint problems, allowing more consumption and investment. In particula...

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Main Author: Acosta, Pablo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADULT MEN
ASSETS
BALANCE OF PAYMENT
BALANCE OF PAYMENT STATISTICS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS
CAPITA INCOME
CAPITAL MARKETS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD LABOR
DEPENDENCE
DIRECT IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
DISCRIMINATION
DURABLE GOODS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SITUATION
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EFFECT OF REMITTANCES
EMIGRATION
EVOLUTION OF REMITTANCES
EXCHANGE RATE
FAMILY INCOME
FAMILY WEALTH
FEMALE HEADS
FEMALE LABOR
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
FUTURE RESEARCH
GDP
GENDER
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GIRLS
HOME COUNTRY
HOME OWNERSHIP
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LATIN AMERICAN
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
LIVING STANDARDS
MACROECONOMIC BALANCE
MIGRANT
MIGRANT COMMUNITIES
MIGRANT FAMILIES
MIGRANT FAMILY MEMBERS
MIGRANT REMITTANCE
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION DECISION
MIGRATION PATTERNS
MIGRATION PROCESS
MOBILITY
MONEY TRANSFER
MONEY TRANSFERS
PEACE
PER CAPITA INCOME
POWER OF WOMEN
PURCHASING POWER
RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS
RECIPIENT OF REMITTANCES
RECIPIENTS OF REMITTANCES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE FLOWS
REMITTANCE RECEIPTS
REMITTANCE RECIPIENTS
REMITTANCE SENDERS
REMITTANCES
REMITTANCES FLOWS
ROLE OF REMITTANCES
RURAL AREAS
SOCIAL NETWORKS
TRANSFER COSTS
USE OF REMITTANCES
USES OF REMITTANCES
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
VILLAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6795776/labor-supply-school-attendance-remittances-international-migration-case-el-salvador
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8179

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6795776/labor-supply-school-attendance-remittances-international-migration-case-el-salvador
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8179

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