Remittances, school quality, and household education expenditures in Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3090327 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cynthia Bansak (0000-0002-4551-1459, St. Lawrence University), Brian Chezum (St. Lawrence University), Animesh Giri (Berry College) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IZA Journal of Migration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2193-9039 • E-ISSN: 2193-9039 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40176-015-0041-z |
| OpenAlex | W1876329266 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 9 |
A heightened interest in understanding the remitting practices of immigrants and their impact on a variety of economic indicators has emerged as remittances to developing countries have risen substantially over the past decade. If remittances primarily enhance consumption, they may have no lasting impact on economic growth. However, through asset accumulation and human capital investment, remittances may serve as a vehicle for growth. In this paper, we use the 2010 Nepal Living Standards Survey III (NLSS III) to examine how remittances affect household expenditures on human capital investment. Overall, our findings suggest that at the margin, remittances do contribute to human capital investment, but this effect varies substantially by school quality within Nepal. In addition, our results indicate that internal remittances (remittances from household members migrating internally) have a greater impact on education than do external remittances. We posit that this may be due to a higher value placed on Nepali education by internal migrants as compared to the education needed for foreign job opportunities by migrants abroad. JEL codes: J61, I25, F22, F24, H52, O15
Asset (computer security · Consumption (sociology · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Immigration · Investment (military · Labour economics · Margin (machine learning · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |