The Impact of International Remittances on Child Outcomes and Household Expenditures in Nepal

IF 1.8 3区经济学 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Journal of Development Studies Pub Date : 2016-06-02 DOI:10.1080/00220388.2015.1107045

Apsara Karki Nepal

引用次数: 26

Abstract

ABSTRACT Nepal has one of the highest ratios of international remittances to gross domestic product in the world. We examine whether the massive inflow of international remittances affects child schooling, child labour and household expenses. Controlling extensively for a host of observed characteristics of households and migrants, and using an instrumental variable approach, this research finds no effect of international remittances on child education or child labour in Nepal. However, it does find a significant increase in non-food expenditures, including education spending, due to international remittances. Despite increased expenditure on child education, educational outcomes are not improving because of international remittances.

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国际汇款对尼泊尔儿童成果和家庭支出的影响

尼泊尔是世界上国际汇款占国内生产总值比例最高的国家之一。我们研究了国际汇款的大量流入是否会影响儿童上学、童工和家庭开支。本研究广泛控制了大量观察到的家庭和移民特征，并使用工具变量方法，发现国际汇款对尼泊尔儿童教育或童工没有影响。然而，报告确实发现，由于国际汇款，包括教育支出在内的非粮食支出大幅增加。尽管儿童教育支出有所增加，但教育成果并没有因为国际汇款而得到改善。

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Journal of Development Studies Multiple-

CiteScore

5.20

自引率

3.40%

发文量

138

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