School Attendance, Child Labour, and Remittances from International Migration in El Salvador

School Attendance, Child Labour, and Remittances from International Migration in El Salvador

International migrant remittances can increase household budget and reduce liquidity constraint problems, generating consumption and investment opportunities for recipient households. In particular, remittances can enable investing in children's human capital and reduce child labour, key outcom...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Acosta, Pablo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	International Migration F220 Remittances F240 Analysis of Education I210 Labor Standards: Labor Force Composition J820 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5657

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