Abstract
We implement a randomized experiment offering Salvadoran migrants matching funds for educational remittances, which are channeled directly to a beneficiary student in El Salvador chosen by the migrant. The matches lead to increased educational expenditures, higher private school attendance, and lower labor supply of youths in El Salvador households connected to migrant study participants. We find substantial "crowd-in" of educational investments: for each $1 received by beneficiaries, educational expenditures increase by $3.72. We find no shifting of expenditures away from other students, and no effect on remittances.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 207-232 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | American Economic Journal: Applied Economics |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
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