Publication Type
Working Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2011
Abstract
The remittance have emerged as one of the most important sources of international flows. In the Philippines, the amount of remittance receipts has more than doubled over a decade since early 1990s. As a result, the way remittances are used has become extremely important for economic development. Unlike the previous studies, we allow for the potential heterogeneity in the impact of remittances across various relationships to the head of household and take into account the potential negative effects of being guarded by someone other than the parents. We find that the impact of remittances on schooling is generally positive and the negative impact is outweighed by the positive impact of remittance flows.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Education | Finance
Research Areas
Applied Microeconomics
First Page
1
Last Page
24
Publisher
SMU Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, No. 05-2011
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
FUJII, Tomoki.
Impact of remittances on schooling in the Philippines: Does the relationship to the household head matter?. (2011). 1-24.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1262
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Comments
Published in Asian Economic Journal, 2015, 29 (3), 265-284. https://doi.org/10.1111/asej.12058