Are remittances inducing laziness in households? a reexamination of the evidence

Are remittances inducing laziness in households? a reexamination of the evidence

This study reexamines the available evidence on the often-repeated claim that international migration of a household member and the resulting remittances typically lead to laziness in the receiving households. The study finds, after replicating previous studies and testing the claim using more recen...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Philippine Review of Economics vol. 49, no. 2 (December 2012), p. 1-24.
Main Author: Ducanes, Geoffrey M. (Author)
Format: Analytics
Language:English
Published: [Quezon City] School of Economics, University of the Philippines 2012.
Subjects:
Emigrant remittances > Philippines > Social aspects.
Emigrant remittances > Philippines > Cost-of-living adjustments.
Employment in foreign countries > Social aspects.
Households > Philippines > Social aspects.
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