International Migration, Human Capital, and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from Philippine Migrants' Exchange Rate Shocks

International Migration, Human Capital, and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from Philippine Migrants' Exchange Rate Shocks

Millions of households in developing countries receive financial support from family members working overseas. How do the economic prospects of overseas migrants affect origin-household investments-in particular, in child human capital and household enterprises? Yang examines Philippine households&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yang, Dean
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURE
CAPITA INCOME
CHILD SCHOOLING
CLUSTERS
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
DEVALUATION
DURABLE GOOD
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MODELS
ELASTICITY
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
EXCHANGE RATES
FAMILY INCOME
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY EARNINGS
GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCOME SHOCK
INCOME SOURCES
INCOMES
INCREASE IN REMITTANCES
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
LIFETIME INCOME
LIQUIDITY
MIGRANT SAVINGS
MIGRANTS
MILLION PEOPLE
NORMAL GOOD
OVERSEAS MIGRANTS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERMANENT INCOME
PESOS
PHILIPPINE PESOS
POSITIVE INCOME
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PUBLIC POLICY
REAL GDP
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE RECEIPTS
REMITTANCES
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP
STANDARD ERRORS
SURVEY DATA
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/6570284/international-migration-human-capital-entrepreneurship-evidence-philippine-migrants-exchange-rate-shocks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8469

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/6570284/international-migration-human-capital-entrepreneurship-evidence-philippine-migrants-exchange-rate-shocks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8469

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