PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Theoharides, Caroline 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.