Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/57831
Full metadata record
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor.author | Ambrosius, Christian | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-30 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-05-09T12:46:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-05-09T12:46:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/57831 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The assumption that remittances are a substitute for credit has been an implicit or explicit theoretical foundation of many empirical studies on remittances. This paper directly tests this assumption by comparing the response to health-related shocks among national and transnational households using panel data from Mexico for 2002 and 2005. While the occurrence of serious health shocks that required hospital treatment doubled the average debt burden of exposed households compared to the control group, households with nuclear family members (a parent, child, or spouse) in the US did not increase their debts due to health shocks. This finding is consistent with the view that remittances respond to households' demand for financing emergencies and make them less reliant on debt-financing. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | |aFreie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft |cBerlin | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | |aDiskussionsbeiträge |x2012/9 | en |
dc.subject.jel | F24 | en |
dc.subject.jel | D14 | en |
dc.subject.jel | I15 | en |
dc.subject.jel | O12 | en |
dc.subject.ddc | 330 | en |
dc.subject.stw | Rücküberweisung (Migranten) | en |
dc.subject.stw | Privater Haushalt | en |
dc.subject.stw | Krankheit | en |
dc.subject.stw | Schock | en |
dc.subject.stw | Finanzierung | en |
dc.subject.stw | Kredit | en |
dc.subject.stw | Private Verschuldung | en |
dc.subject.stw | Mexiko | en |
dc.title | Are remittances a substitute for credit? Carrying the financial burden of health shocks in national and transnational households | - |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
dc.identifier.ppn | 714995916 | en |
dc.rights | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | en |
dc.identifier.repec | RePEc:zbw:fubsbe:20129 | en |
Files in This Item:
Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.