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Kohli, Tanu. Impact of migrant remittances on fertility and education in the source community. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T31J97R3

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TitleImpact of migrant remittances on fertility and education in the source community
NameKohli, Tanu (author); Seiglie, Carlos (chair); Mundra, Kusum (internal member); Spatareanu, Mariana (internal member); Xiang, Jun (internal member); Gang, Ira (outside member); Rutgers University; Graduate School - Newark
Date Created2013
Other Date2013-10 (degree)
SubjectGlobal Affairs, Migrant remittances--India, Migrant laborers' families--India, Fertility, Human--India, Children of migrant laborers--Education--India
Extentx, 152 p. : ill.
DescriptionThis dissertation studies the impact of migrant remittances on two measures of human development- fertility and education. Remittances help recipient households to earn extra income and increase their standards of living over time. If by augmenting household income, remittances lead to an increase in the number of children in the household, the long term development impact of remittances will be undermined. Comparatively, if remittance incomes allow households to spend more on the education of each child in the household, it will be better for the migrant-sending household in terms of long term development. The two essays in this dissertation attempt to evaluate the impact of remittances on fertility and the impact of remittances on education expenditures made by remittance receiving households, and compare these outcomes with households that do not receive remittances. The dataset used for this analysis is the 64th Round of National Sample Survey conducted by the Government of India. It is seen that remittance incomes lead to a lower probability of birth in the remittance receiving household while increasing the share of education related expenditures in the household and education investments in each child, which are desirable outcomes for a developing community characterized by high population and low human capital.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
NoteIncludes vita
Noteby Tanu Kohli
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T31J97R3
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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