Split decisions : family finance when a policy discontinuity allocates overseas work (English)

Labor 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...

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Clemens,Michael A.;

Tiongson,Erwin H. R.;
Document Date
2012/12/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6287
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2012/12/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Split decisions : family finance when a policy discontinuity allocates overseas work
Keywords
earned income tax credit

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Clemens,Michael A.; Tiongson,Erwin H. R..

Split decisions : family finance when a policy discontinuity allocates overseas work (English). Impact Evaluation series ; no. IE 78|Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6287 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/165601468152382368

Split decisions : family finance when a policy discontinuity allocates overseas work (English)

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