International migration, remittances, and the human capital formation of Egyptian children

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Koska O. A., Saygin P. O., ÇAĞATAY S., Artal-Tur A.

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE, cilt.28, ss.38-50, 2013 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.iref.2013.05.006
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.38-50
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Migration, Remittances, Human capital formation, Child labor, Egypt, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, LABOR MIGRATION, IMPACT, INVESTMENT, ECONOMICS, GAIN
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We study the roles that migration and remittances play in the human capital formation of children in Egypt. Our estimations reveal a significant association between remittances and human capital formation: the higher the probability of receipt of remittances, the higher the probability of school enrollment, and the older the age at which children enter the labor force. Although, with regard to the likelihood of school enrollment and the age of the first participation in the labor force, the family disruption effect of migration dominates the income effect of remittances, the likelihood of labor force participation decreases even in households from which both parents migrated. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.