PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Caroline Theoharides
TI  - Manila to Malaysia, Quezon to Qatar: International Migration and its Effects on Origin-Country Human Capital
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.53.4.0216.7714R1
DP  - 2017 Jun 07
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 0216-7714R1
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2017/06/01/jhr.53.4.0216.7714R1.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2017/06/01/jhr.53.4.0216.7714R1.full
AB  - I estimate the effect of international migration on the human capital of children in the migrants’ origin country. Using administrative data containing all migrant departures from the Philippines, I exploit variation across provinces in destination-country demand for migrants. My estimates are at the local labor market level, allowing for spillovers to non-migrant households. An average year-to-year percent increase in migration causes a 3.5 percent increase in secondary school enrollment. The effects are likely driven by increased income rather than an increased expected wage premium for education.