Los efectos de la migración internacional en las condiciones de vida de los hogares colombianos

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ID6166696
AuthorsLuís Miguel Tovar Cuevas (0000-0003-1257-8267, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana), Tovar Cuevas Luis Miguel, Vélez Velásquez Juan Sebastián (Universidad del Valle)
Year2007
Issue60
Pages155-197
Publication date2007-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Desarrollo y Sociedad (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0120-3584 • E-ISSN: 1900-7760
PublisherUniversidad de los Andes (PUBLISHER • VE)
DOI10.13043/dys.60.5
OpenAlexW1565777676
LanguageES
Citations received4
References cited11

Based on previous works, treating migration as a development tool, we assess the effect of migration on living standards by modeling the impact of having an emigrant household member on the Living Standards Index. As usual in migration related literature, we treat endogenous nature of migration by using an instrumental variables approach. We find that households with members living abroad are more likely to have a higher index. Likewise, the presence of emigrant members increases the probability of being in the half of households with better living standards

Art · Humanities · Employment and Welfare Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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