Migration as a safety net and effects of remittances on household consumption: the case of Colombia

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Borradores de Economía; No. 414

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2006-11-08

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2006-11-08

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Cardona-Sosa, Lina Marcela
Medina-Durango, Carlos Alberto

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We assess whether international remittances affect Colombian household's expenditure composition and demand of education. We exploit the migratory wave that took place on late 90s due to one of the deepest crises in Colombian history, along with instituti

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F22 - International Migration
P36 - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty
I31 - General Welfare; Well-Being

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International remittances , International migration , Safety net , Consumption composition

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https://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/5432
 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12134/5432
 https://ideas.repec.org/p/bdr/borrec/414.html
 https://doi.org/10.32468/be.414

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