Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India
Migration can serve as an outlet for employment, higher earnings, and reduced income risk for households in developing countries. We use the 2004–2005 Human Development Profile of India survey to examine correlations between the receipt of remittances from internal migrants and human capital investm...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2009
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| author | Mueller, Valerie Shariff, Abusaleh |
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| description | Migration can serve as an outlet for employment, higher earnings, and reduced income risk for households in developing countries. We use the 2004–2005 Human Development Profile of India survey to examine correlations between the receipt of remittances from internal migrants and human capital investment in rural areas. We employ a propensity score–matching approach to account for the selectivity of households into receiving remittances. We interpret the results conservatively due to the cross-sectional nature of the data. We find a positive correlation between remittances received from internal migrants and the schooling attendance of teens. The magnitude of the correlation is greater when focusing on low-caste households, and male schooling attendance in particular becomes more positive and statistically significant. Our findings provide a basis for establishing future research in the areas of migration and social protection in India. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1619372025-11-06T07:18:18Z Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India Mueller, Valerie Shariff, Abusaleh migration human capital labour market rural-urban food supply chains rural development development policies time use patterns Migration can serve as an outlet for employment, higher earnings, and reduced income risk for households in developing countries. We use the 2004–2005 Human Development Profile of India survey to examine correlations between the receipt of remittances from internal migrants and human capital investment in rural areas. We employ a propensity score–matching approach to account for the selectivity of households into receiving remittances. We interpret the results conservatively due to the cross-sectional nature of the data. We find a positive correlation between remittances received from internal migrants and the schooling attendance of teens. The magnitude of the correlation is greater when focusing on low-caste households, and male schooling attendance in particular becomes more positive and statistically significant. Our findings provide a basis for establishing future research in the areas of migration and social protection in India. 2009 2024-11-21T09:59:38Z 2024-11-21T09:59:38Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161937 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mueller, Valerie; Shariff, Abusaleh. 2009. Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 858. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161937 |
| spellingShingle | migration human capital labour market rural-urban food supply chains rural development development policies time use patterns Mueller, Valerie Shariff, Abusaleh Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India |
| title | Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India |
| title_full | Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India |
| title_short | Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India |
| title_sort | preliminary evidence on internal migration remittances and teen schooling in india |
| topic | migration human capital labour market rural-urban food supply chains rural development development policies time use patterns |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161937 |
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