Household expenditures for children-related goods may change when one of the parent migrates and do so differently depending on whether it is the mother or the father that leaves. A sequential model that explains migration and budget allocation choices is proposed and its predictions are tested on data from Indonesia. Selection of households into female migration is accounted for using a set of instrumental variables derived from the model. Results...
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2016/09/27
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS7838
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2016/09/27
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When the cat's away : the effects of spousal migration on investments on children
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migrant
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