東華大學圖書館 |

語系: 繁體中文

說明(常見問題)

回圖書館首頁

手機版館藏查詢

登入

回首頁

切換: 標籤 | MARC模式 | ISBD

Three essays on emigration and remit...

Osorio Rivas, Rene Tomas.

FindBook

Google Book

Amazon

博客來

Three essays on emigration and remittances in Nicaragua.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Three essays on emigration and remittances in Nicaragua./
作者:	Osorio Rivas, Rene Tomas.
面頁冊數:	112 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-12, Section: A, page: .
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International71-12A.
標題:	Economics, General. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3430427
ISBN:	9781124297408

Three essays on emigration and remittances in Nicaragua.
Osorio Rivas, Rene Tomas.

Three essays on emigration and remittances in Nicaragua. - 112 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-12, Section: A, page: .

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University, 2011.

In this dissertation I assess three aspects of migration, remittances and economic development in Nicaragua.

ISBN: 9781124297408Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017424
Economics, General.

Three essays on emigration and remittances in Nicaragua.
LDR:03015nam 2200313 4500 001 1395175
005 20110506125627.5
008 130515s2011 ||||||||||||||||| ||eng d
020 $a 9781124297408
035 $a (UMI)AAI3430427
035 $a AAI3430427
040 $a UMI $c UMI
100 1 $a Osorio Rivas, Rene Tomas. $3 1673836
245 1 0 $a Three essays on emigration and remittances in Nicaragua.
300 $a 112 p.
500 $a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-12, Section: A, page: .
500 $a Adviser: Robert E. B. Lucas.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University, 2011.
520 $a In this dissertation I assess three aspects of migration, remittances and economic development in Nicaragua.
520 $a Chapter 1 provides a characterization of the Nicaraguans' propensity to migrate in terms of wealth and wage differentials. The evidence indicates that migration costs and credit constraints play a role in impeding poor Nicaraguans from migrating to foreign countries, despite higher wages there. If poorer Nicaraguans emigrate it is largely to Costa Rica where wages and the costs of migration are lower than emigrating to the US, which is largely reserved for wealthier Nicaraguans.
520 $a Chapter 2 examines the impact of the possibility of migration and remittances on the schooling of children in Nicaragua. Due to the unskilled jobs that immigrants engage in abroad, it is conceivable that the children left at home might be discouraged from acquiring more education, given the potential for future migration. On the other hand, remittances might alleviate poverty, providing the families with the financial means to afford schooling for their children. On balance, the evidence presented shows children of Nicaraguan families with remitting migrants achieve higher educational attainment than do other children. Moreover, children of families with non-remitting migrants achieve no higher levels of education than children in families without migrants.
520 $a Finally, Chapter 3 evaluates the role of wealth, donations, and remittances as possible mechanisms of consumption smoothing in the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricane Mitch in 1998. These mechanisms are analyzed using two periods of time 1998--1999 (immediately after the hurricane) and 1998--2001. The evidence suggests that donations responded more quickly to the crisis than did remittances, although those who did receive remittances were better able to maintain their consumption level. There is some evidence that donations were targeted at those most affected by the hurricane, but neither donations nor remittances were able to smooth consumption completely and severe, temporary cuts in living standards are documented.
590 $a School code: 0017.
650 4 $a Economics, General. $3 1017424
650 4 $a Latin American Studies. $3 1669420
690 $a 0501
690 $a 0550
710 2 $a Boston University. $3 1017454
773 0 $t Dissertation Abstracts International $g 71-12A.
790 1 0 $a Lucas, Robert E. B., $e advisor
790 $a 0017
791 $a Ph.D.
792 $a 2011
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3430427