Emigration, Remittances and the Education of Children Staying Behind: Evidence from Tajikistan

Type Working Paper
Title Emigration, Remittances and the Education of Children Staying Behind: Evidence from Tajikistan
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
URL http://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/125032/1/dp9515.pdf
Abstract
We study the relationship between migration and children’s education in Tajikistan – one of
the poorest and most remittance-dependent economies in the world. The analysis of a unique
three-wave household panel survey reveals that emigration of family members is negatively
associated with children’s school attendance. Receiving remittances does not offset this
negative effect. Migration of non-parent family members (such as siblings) is particularly
detrimental to school attendance, especially among older children and children from less
educated households. This supports a conjecture that emigration in Tajikistan has a negative
signaling effect on the education of children staying behind.

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