American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
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Channeling Remittances to Education: A Field Experiment among Migrants from El Salvador
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 7,
no. 2, April 2015
(pp. 207–32)
Abstract
We implement a randomized experiment offering Salvadoran migrants matching funds for educational remittances, which are channeled directly to a beneficiary student in El Salvador chosen by the migrant. The matches lead to increased educational expenditures, higher private school attendance, and lower labor supply of youths in El Salvador households connected to migrant study participants. We find substantial "crowd-in" of educational investments: for each $1 received by beneficiaries, educational expenditures increase by $3.72. We find no shifting of expenditures away from other students, and no effect on remittances. (JEL F24, I21, I22, J13, O15, O19)Citation
Ambler, Kate, Diego Aycinena, and Dean Yang. 2015. "Channeling Remittances to Education: A Field Experiment among Migrants from El Salvador." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7 (2): 207–32. DOI: 10.1257/app.20140010Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- F24 Remittances
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I22 Educational Finance; Financial Aid
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- O19 International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations