Catalina Amuedo?Dorantes|Annie Georges|Susan Pozo
Migration, Remittances, and Children’s Schooling in Haiti
San Diego State University|SRI International|Western Michigan University
authors examine impact remittances schooling children various haitian communities high incidence outmigration addressing endogeneity remittance receipt find communities remittances raise school attendance children regardless whether household members abroad however communities effect observed among children living households experience family outmigration hence receipt remittances household lifts budget constraints raises childrens likelihood schooled disruptive effect household outmigration imposes economic burden remaining household members reduces childrens school attendance remittances ameliorate negative disruptive effect household outmigration childrens schooling migrating communities haiti therefore contribute accumulation human capital midst extreme poverty