Heterogeneous Effects of Migration on Child Welfare: Empirical Evidence from Viet Nam
Morgan, Peter J.; Trinh, Long Q. | April 2018
Abstract
This study examines the heterogeneous effect of migration on left-behind children’s education and labor in Viet Nam. Since decisions to attend school and to work are jointly determined, we use a simultaneous equation modelling approach to estimate the effect of migration on child education and labor. Since migration also affects household welfare, we also integrate household welfare into our system of equations. We use a unique household level data set collected in 2012 and 2014 in rural Viet Nam. We find that migration of other family members does not affect a child’s decision to attend school directly, but does so indirectly through an increase in time spent at work. However, migration might increase household income, and this may also have a positive effect on child education and reduce child labor. We also find some heterogeneous effects by type of migration (migration for education and migration for work purposes) as well as effects of sending money to migrants and receiving money from migrants on household income, child labor, and ultimately child education.
Citation
Morgan, Peter J.; Trinh, Long Q.. 2018. Heterogeneous Effects of Migration on Child Welfare: Empirical Evidence from Viet Nam. © Asian Development Bank Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8291.Keywords
Business Economics
Economics
Regional Economic Development
Women's Education
Technical Education
Rural Education
Quality Education
Levels Of Education
Educational Systems
Educational Statistics
Child Education
Economic planning
Economic policy
Development assistance
Development cooperation
Economic evaluation
Economic censuses
Development education
Educational development
Educational administration
Educational planning
Comparative economics
Social responsibility of business
Communication in economic development
Consumer education
Foreign trade and employment
Communication in international trade
Economic development projects
Educational exchange
Educational evaluation
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