Channeling Remittances to Education: A Field Experiment Among Migrants from El Salvador.
Am Econ J Appl Econ
; 7(2): 207-232, 2015 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26000091
We implement a randomized experiment offering Salvadoran migrants matching funds for educational remittances, which are channeled directly to a beneficiary student in El Salvador chosen by the migrant. The matches lead to increased educational expenditures, higher private school attendance, and lower labor supply of youths in El Salvador households connected to migrant study participants. We find substantial "crowd-in" of educational investments: for each $1 received by beneficiaries, educational expenditures increase by $3.72. We find no shifting of expenditures away from other students, and no effect on remittances.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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El salvador
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am Econ J Appl Econ
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos