TY - JOUR
T1 - Remittances and labor supply of the left-behind youth: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
AU - Dávalos, Jorge
AU - Karymshakov, Kamalbek
AU - Sulaimanova, Burulcha
AU - Abdieva, Raziiakhan
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - This paper examines whether remittances from international migration impact on the occupational choice of left-behind youth in Kyrgyzstan. Labor supply is analyzed both at the extensive and intensive margins using cross-sectional data for 2011. To overcome endogeneity concerns, an instrumental variable approach was implemented. Findings demonstrate that migration, rather than remittances, pushes the left-behind youth to become unpaid family workers. This is explained by the substitution effect as the youth left behind are called upon to replace the migrant labor. Moreover, this effect is heterogeneous - female youth are more inclined to becoming unpaid family workers both at the extensive and intensive margins.
AB - This paper examines whether remittances from international migration impact on the occupational choice of left-behind youth in Kyrgyzstan. Labor supply is analyzed both at the extensive and intensive margins using cross-sectional data for 2011. To overcome endogeneity concerns, an instrumental variable approach was implemented. Findings demonstrate that migration, rather than remittances, pushes the left-behind youth to become unpaid family workers. This is explained by the substitution effect as the youth left behind are called upon to replace the migrant labor. Moreover, this effect is heterogeneous - female youth are more inclined to becoming unpaid family workers both at the extensive and intensive margins.
KW - Kyrgyzstan
KW - Labor supply
KW - Remittances
KW - Youth
KW - Kyrgyzstan
KW - Labor supply
KW - Remittances
KW - Youth
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U2 - 10.1177/0117196817729190
DO - 10.1177/0117196817729190
M3 - Article in a journal
SN - 0117-1968
VL - 26
SP - 352
EP - 380
JO - Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
JF - Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
IS - 3
ER -