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dc.contributor.authorNaufal, George S.en
dc.contributor.authorVargas-Silva, Carlosen
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-20-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T11:52:38Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T11:52:38Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:101:1-20090327369en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/35503-
dc.description.abstractIn this article we study the relationship between workers' remittances and fertility rate of the remittance receiving country. We identify two main channels by which remittances transfers affect fertility. First, migrants may adopt and later transmit to the household the ideas, values and attitudes predominant in the host country. Arguably, migrants with more attachment to the household would be more inclined to remit money home. Therefore, remittances can be seen as a proxy for the level of social norms (including fertility preferences) that is transmitted from the migrant to the household. Second, previous studies have shown that remittances money is often used for health services and educational expenses, factors that may ultimately decrease fertility rates. Using panel data for several countries we find a negative relationship between remittances and the fertility rate. The relationship is robust for a sub-sample of Latin American and African countries, but not for a sub-sample of Asian countries. In addition to finding evidence on the transfer of social norms from migrants to the home country, the paper also confirms that several socio-economic factors such as female labor force participation, percent of the population in rural areas and GDP per capita affect fertility rates.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x4066en
dc.subject.jelF22en
dc.subject.jelF24en
dc.subject.jelJ13en
dc.subject.jelQ56en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordRemittancesen
dc.subject.keywordfertility rateen
dc.subject.keywordpanel dataen
dc.subject.keywordLatin Americaen
dc.subject.keywordAfricaen
dc.subject.keywordAsiaen
dc.subject.stwRücküberweisung (Migranten)en
dc.subject.stwSoziale Werteen
dc.subject.stwPrivater Haushalten
dc.subject.stwFruchtbarkeiten
dc.subject.stwWelten
dc.subject.stwLateinamerikaen
dc.subject.stwAfrikaen
dc.subject.stwAsienen
dc.titleChanging fertility preferences one migrant at a time: the impact of remittances on the fertility rate-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn597848491en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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