Preliminary evidence on internal migration, remittances, and teen schooling in India

We examine correlations between the receipt of remittances from internal migrants and human capital investment in rural areas of India. We employ a propensity score matching approach to account for the selectivity of households into receiving remittances. We find a positive correlation between remit...

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Published in:Contemporary economic policy 2011-04, Vol.29 (2), p.207-217
Main Authors: Mueller, Valerie, Shariff, Abusaleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Bildungsinvestition
Binnenwanderung
Capital
Correlation
Correlation analysis
Data analysis
Demographic aspects
Education
Educational aspects
Emigrant remittances
Household income
Households
Human capital
India
Indien
Internal migration
Investition
Investment
Investments
Ländlicher Raum
Migrant
Migrants
Migration
Migration, Internal
Remittances
Rural areas
Rücküberweisung
School attendance
Schooling
Soziale Schicht
Studies
Teenagers
Youth
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Summary:We examine correlations between the receipt of remittances from internal migrants and human capital investment in rural areas of India. We employ a propensity score matching approach to account for the selectivity of households into receiving remittances. 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. (JEL O15, J24, R23)
ISSN:1074-3529
1465-7287
0735-0007
1465-7287
DOI:10.1111/j.1465-7287.2010.00211.x