The influence of remittances on education and health outcomes: a cross country study

Zhunio, Maria Cristina; Vishwasrao, Sharmila; Chiang, Eric P.

doi:10.1080/00036846.2011.593499

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“…Many recent empirical studies have shed light on the positive and negative impacts of remittances on macroeconomic and social variables. Macro and micro level empirical studies (country case studies using household surveys), supporting the optimistic view, reveal that remittances reduce income inequality, (Mughal, ), poverty (Jimenez‐Soto and Brown, ), infant mortality (Zhunio et al., ), child labour (Ebeke, ), malnutrition (Lu, ), and output volatility (Chama et al., ). Additionally, they promote economic growth (Cooray, ), financial sector development (Aggarwal, et al., ), and capital accumulation (Senbeta, ); increase the propensity to save (Ziesemer, ), aggregate labour supply (Posso, ), domestic investment (Blouchoutzi and Nikas, ), tax revenues (Abdih et al., ), and life expectancy (Zhunio et al., ); improve primary and secondary school attendance (Zhunio et al., ); and maintain macroeconomic stability (Spatafora, ).…”

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Remittances and Energy Consumption: Evidence from Morocco

Akçay

Demirtaş

2015

International Migration

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The main purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the co-integration and causal relationship between international remittances and energy consumption in the context of Morocco. Previous empirical studies associated remittances with various macroeconomic and social variables. To our knowledge, this is the first study that examines the causality between remittances and energy consumption in Morocco. The study finds a long-run equilibrium relationship between remittances and energy consumption. The results indicate that remittances influence energy consumption directly both in the short run and long run, and influence energy consumption indirectly through industrialization and economic growth in the long run.

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Remittances and Energy Consumption: Evidence from Morocco

Akçay

Demirtaş

2015

International Migration

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“…Similar results were obtained by Carletto, Covarrubias, and Maluccio () and De Brauw and Mu () for young children in Guatemala and China. Zhunio, Vishwasrao, and Chiang () provide evidence that remittances play an important role in increasing life expectancy and reducing infant mortality.…”

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The impact of parental labour migration on left‐behind children's educational and psychosocial outcomes: Evidence from Romania

Botezat

Pfeiffer

2019

Population Space and Place

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Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Social scientists are interested in the scholastic achievement and health of these left‐behind children, in order to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration for the families in the sending countries. This paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration on the education, physical, and mental health of left‐behind children aged 11 to 15 years in Romania, a country where increasingly more children have parents working abroad. Using data from a unique representative survey carried out in 2007, instrumental variable and bivariate probit estimates have been performed. The paper finds evidence for a significant positive effect of parental migration on children's school performance (reflected in higher grades) and a higher probability of suffering from depression and having health problems more frequently. The study furthermore demonstrates that living in transnational families is more harmful for girls and for those from rural areas.

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“…However, Barajas et al (2009) find a negative impact of remittances on economic growth. Remittances play an important role in improving school attainment and health (Zhunio, Vishwasrao, & Chiang, 2012) while also promoting financial development (Coulibaly, 2015). Gyimah-Brempong and Asiedu (2015) suggest that remittances increase education and human capital.…”

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Is Productivity Affected by Remittances? The Evidence from Morocco

Makhlouf¹

2018

J of Intl Development

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Empirical results yield mixed evidence of the effect of remittances on economic growth in countries of origin. This note assesses the potential impact of remittance instability on total factor productivity in Morocco. It uses a threshold vector autoregression model for the period 1975–2014. Remittances are used as a threshold variable. Results show that the response of total factor productivity to shock in remittances is positive and stronger when those remittances exceed the value of 5.132 per cent of GDP with the reverse effect when they are lower than the threshold value. Public authorities may enhance remittances to accelerate a country's development. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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The influence of remittances on education and health outcomes: a cross country study

Cited by 109 publications

References 16 publications

Remittances and Energy Consumption: Evidence from Morocco

Remittances and Energy Consumption: Evidence from Morocco

The impact of parental labour migration on left‐behind children's educational and psychosocial outcomes: Evidence from Romania

Is Productivity Affected by Remittances? The Evidence from Morocco

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