Remittances and educational outcomes. A regional investigation for Moldova
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Matano A, Ramos R
ISSN: 0570-1864
This paper looks at the relationship between remittances and higher education
in Moldovan regions. The objective is to test whether remittances are associated
with an increase in the likelihood of attending higher education institutions by taking
into account a possible disruptive effect of migration and looking for regional
differences in this relationship. Findings show that, on average, remittances are associated
with a 5.4 percentage point increase in the likelihood that young individuals
will pursue higher education. Nonetheless, this result is widely heterogeneous across
regions.