The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti

The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti

We examine the labor supply effect of remittances in the Republic of Haiti, the prime international remittances recipient country in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region relative to its GDP. Unlike previous empirical literature we address three econometric issues that may bias the estimates...

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Main Authors: Jadotte, Evans, Ramos, Xavier
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2016
Subjects:
international migration
remittances
labor supply
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24262
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spelling okr-10986-242622021-05-26T09:05:19Z The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti Jadotte, Evans Ramos, Xavier international migration remittances labor supply We examine the labor supply effect of remittances in the Republic of Haiti, the prime international remittances recipient country in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region relative to its GDP. Unlike previous empirical literature we address three econometric issues that may bias the estimates. We account for endogeneity of the remittances with respect to labor supply, for the zero-inflated nature of our dependent variable, hours of work, and for the self-selection of the migrant sample. Our results are in line with previous literature, and point to a decline of labor supply in the presence of remittances. However, contrary to previous findings, the labor market response to remittances of female household heads is not as sensitive as male’s. 2016-05-10T15:36:25Z 2016-05-10T15:36:25Z 2016-04-28 Journal Article The Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24262 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Haiti
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remittances
labor supply
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remittances
labor supply
Jadotte, Evans
Ramos, Xavier
The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
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description We examine the labor supply effect of remittances in the Republic of Haiti, the prime international remittances recipient country in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region relative to its GDP. Unlike previous empirical literature we address three econometric issues that may bias the estimates. We account for endogeneity of the remittances with respect to labor supply, for the zero-inflated nature of our dependent variable, hours of work, and for the self-selection of the migrant sample. Our results are in line with previous literature, and point to a decline of labor supply in the presence of remittances. However, contrary to previous findings, the labor market response to remittances of female household heads is not as sensitive as male’s.
format Journal Article
author Jadotte, Evans
Ramos, Xavier
author_facet Jadotte, Evans
Ramos, Xavier
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title The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
title_short The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
title_full The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
title_fullStr The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Remittances on Labour Supply in the Republic of Haiti
title_sort effect of remittances on labour supply in the republic of haiti
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2016
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24262
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