Davis Jason, Brazil Noli
Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 123 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2524, USA,
Spatial Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, AHF B55, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA,
Int J Educ Dev. 2016 Sep;50:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.05.004.
Estimating the effects of international migration on left-behind children's educational attainment is complicated by the potential offsetting effects of fathers' absences and household remittances. Most research has not separated these aspects of international migration on children's human capital outcomes. We address this deficiency by using instrumental variables to isolate the effects of fathers' international migration absences from international household remittances on student enrollment and grade progression in Guatemala. Results indicate that fathers' absences and household international remittances are negatively related to enrollment, providing evidence for a culture of migration effect. For students who remain in school, household international remittances neutralize the harmful influence of fathers' absences on grade progression.
估算国际移民对留守儿童教育成就的影响因父亲缺席和家庭汇款的潜在抵消作用而变得复杂。大多数研究尚未区分国际移民的这些方面对儿童人力资本成果的影响。我们通过使用工具变量来分离父亲国际移民缺席和国际家庭汇款对危地马拉学生入学率和年级进步的影响,从而解决这一缺陷。结果表明,父亲缺席和家庭国际汇款与入学率呈负相关,为移民文化效应提供了证据。对于仍在上学的学生,家庭国际汇款抵消了父亲缺席对年级进步的有害影响。