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Split Decisions : Family Finance When a Policy Discontinuity Allocates

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dc.contributor.authorClemens, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorTiongson, Erwin R.
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-28T22:39:08Z
dc.date.available2013-01-28T22:39:08Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.description.abstractLabor markets are increasingly global. Overseas work can enrich households but also split them geographically, with ambiguous net effects on decisions about work, investment, and education. These net effects, and their mechanisms, are poorly understood. This study investigates a policy discontinuity in the Philippines that resulted in quasi-random assignment of temporary, partial-household migration to high-wage jobs in Korea. This allows unusually reliable measurement of the reduced-form effect of these overseas jobs on migrant households. A purpose-built survey allows nonexperimental tests of different theoretical mechanisms for the reduced-form effect. The study also explores how reliably the reduced-form effect could be measured with standard observational estimators. It finds large effects on spending, borrowing, and human capital investment, but no effects on saving or entrepreneurship. Remittances appear to overwhelm household splitting as a causal mechanism.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17043015/split-decisions-family-finance-policy-discontinuity-allocates-overseas-work
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6287
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12181
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6287
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CAPITAL
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKET
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCONSTRAINTS ON INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCREDIT ACCESS
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCREDITS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SPENDING
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY BUSINESS
dc.subjectFAMILY COMPOSITION
dc.subjectFAMILY FINANCE
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHOME IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FINANCE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectINCOME MEASURES
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectINCOME TAX CREDIT
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE SURVEY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOTTERY
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMUTUAL FUND
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectPERMANENT INCOME
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPHYSICAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRECREATION
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCE MECHANISM
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRATION
dc.subjectROLE OF GENDER
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS PRODUCT
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleSplit Decisions : Family Finance When a Policy Discontinuity Allocatesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleSplit Decisions: Family Finance When a Policy Discontinuity ocates Overseas Work
okr.date.disclosure2012-12-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:13:17.634253Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17043015/split-decisions-family-finance-policy-discontinuity-allocates-overseas-work
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid165601468152382368
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6287
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20121206081508
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17043015
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okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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