International Migration Review
Volume 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 812-851

The impact of migrant remittances on school attendance and education attainment: Evidence from Jordan (Article)

Mansour W.* , Chaaban J. , Litchfield J.
  • a University of Sussex, United Kingdom
  • b American University of Beirut, Lebanon
  • c University of Sussex, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper evaluates the impact of migrant remittances on human capital accumulation among youth. An augmented human capital model with two outcomes, education attendance and education attainment, is estimated using a large nationally representative household survey from Jordan. Empirical results show that migrant remittance receipt has a positive effect on education attendance. This finding is obtained while controlling for other socio-economic determinants of schooling behavior and is robust to censorship and endogeneity bias. The results also indicate that the magnitude of the remittance impact on both education outcomes is larger for men compared with that of women. © 2011 by the Center for Migration Studies of New York.

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empirical analysis migrants remittance educational attainment Jordan household survey human capital
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2011.00869.x
ISSN: 01979183
Cited by: 17
Original Language: English