Ponce, Juan and Olivié Aldasoro, LLiana and Onofa, Mercedes (2008) Remittances for Development?: A Case Study of the Impact of Remittances on Human Development in Ecuador. Elcano Newsletter (48). 33 p.. ISSN 1698-5184
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Abstract
This paper analyses the impact of remittances on a set of human development variables in Ecuador. Prepared by Juan Ponce (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales – FLACSO, Ecuador) and Iliana Olivié (Elcano Royal Institute’s Senior Analyst on International Cooperation and Development), it is focused on education and health indicators, as well on some other consumption variables. Although the authors find positive impacts on consumption, and on education and health expenditures, they find no significant results on education and health outcomes. Regarding education, they find that children receiving remittances have a higher probability of attending private schools. In relation to health, people receiving remittances buy more medicines and likely have more complete medical treatment in case of illness. To create an exogenous source of identification the paper uses a new and rich data set.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Estudio sólo disponible en inglés |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cooperación Internacional y Desarrollo / Demografía, Población y Migraciones Internacionales |
Subjects: | INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION > COUNTRIES AND REGIONS > ECUADOR ECONOMIC POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY; PLANNING > ECONOMIC POLICY; PLANNING > ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY; PLANNING > SOCIAL SERVICES > HEALTH INDICATORS ECONOMIC POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY; PLANNING > SOCIAL SERVICES > SOCIAL SERVICES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC RESEARCH; ECONOMIC SYSTEMS > ECONOMIC CONDITIONS > REMITTANCES EDUCATION; TRAINING > EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL POLICY > EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION; TRAINING > EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL POLICY > EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS |
Divisions: | Real Instituto Elcano, RIE |
Depositing User: | Jorge Horcas Pulido |
Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2012 00:04 |
Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2012 00:04 |
URI: | http://biblioteca.ribei.org/id/eprint/1489 |