Impacts of International Migration and Remittances on Child Outcomes and Labor Supply in Indonesia : How Does Gender Matter?

dc.creatorPurnamasari, Ririn
dc.creatorNguyen, Trang
dc.date2012-03-19T18:00:58Z
dc.date2012-03-19T18:00:58Z
dc.date2011-03-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:07:01Z
dc.descriptionThis paper aims to investigate empirically how international migration and remittances in Indonesia, particularly female migration, affect child outcomes and labor supply behavior in sending households. The authors analyze the Indonesia Family Life Survey data set and apply an instrumental variable estimation method, using historical migration networks as instruments for migration and remittance receipts. The study finds that, in Indonesia, the impacts of international migration on sending households are likely to vary depending on the gender of the migrants. On average, migration reduces the working hours of remaining household members, but this effect is not observed in households with female migrants. At the same time, female migration and their remittances tend to reduce child labor. The estimated impacts of migration and remittances on school enrollment are not statistically significant, but this result is interesting in that the directions of the effects can be opposite when the migrant is male or female
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3358
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5591
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415339
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5591
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO SCHOOLS
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCOST OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectFACT SHEET
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE MIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectFEMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFEWER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSION
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectGENDER FOCUS
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectHOME OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR EXPORTING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLOSSES FROM MIGRATION
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED MEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectMIGRANT FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRANT RECIPIENT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMIGRANT STOCK
dc.subjectMIGRANT WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION STATUS
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNEW COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRELIGION
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSLUM
dc.subjectSLUM AREA
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUSE PER CAPITA
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE EARNERS
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKING POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleImpacts of International Migration and Remittances on Child Outcomes and Labor Supply in Indonesia : How Does Gender Matter?

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