Economic Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from OIC Member Countries

Abstract

Recently, empirical studies have reported mixed findings on the impacts of parental migration on the academic performance of left-behind children. Although most of the studies suggested variation in parental involvement as the potential explanation for their findings, little is known about why parental involvement may differ among different left-behind households. Using a survey data collected from 401 caregivers of the left-behind children in rural areas of Niger State, Nigeria, we investigated the effects of family's social capital on parental involvement in the schooling of the left-behind children. We also explore how these effects differ among different caregivers using Logistic regression model. We find that left-behind children in families with high social capital are more likely to have high parental involvement compared to their peers in households with low family's social capital. Also, left-behind children under the care of mothers or non-parent caregivers are less likely to have high parental involvement compared to their peers under the care of fathers. We suggest that when migrating, parents should entrust the guardianship of their children in the households with high family's social capital.

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“…The empirical nexus between governance measures and poverty alleviation is inconclusive (Sillah, 2016). The heterogeneous relationship could be attributed to the measurement of governance reliability (Evans & Ferguson, 2013) and the time length of the governance indicators on poverty alleviation (Grindle, 2004).…”

“…A research carried out by the World Bank ( 2008) indicates that countries with more advanced levels of governance can increase their national output and reduce the rate of infant mortality by 75%. Sillah (2016) reveals that good governance measures like corruption control and responsiveness contributes to poverty alleviation. Sebudubudu (2010) found that accountability and government responsiveness are paramount in transforming the economy and reducing poverty in Botswana.…”

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“…The World Bank shows the importance of governance from the perspective of aid in offering aid support (Moyo, 2009). More than just having money to reduce poverty, there is an increasing acknowledgment of governance, including restructuring social and political institutions (Moyo, 2009;Page & Pande, 2018;Sillah, 2016). Considering that the decentralization mechanism in Indonesia involves the delivery of proportional funding and authority to support development by the local governments, a significant difference in poverty eradication performance indicates a disparity in the local government's capability to plan and deliver suitable development programs.…”

Policing the spread of COVID-19 and the struggle for sustainable livelihood among informal workers in Nigeria

“…Titeca (2012) refers to them as the socially and economically marginalized. According to Sillah (2019), they are people not included in the formal economy. As a result, the informal economic sector’s distinct economic and political dynamics offer a haven of protection for informal employees (Meagher, 2011; Sillah, 2019).…”

“…According to Sillah (2019), they are people not included in the formal economy. As a result, the informal economic sector’s distinct economic and political dynamics offer a haven of protection for informal employees (Meagher, 2011; Sillah, 2019). In the past, informal workers have relied on the informal economy to prosper and support their families.…”