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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 163-175 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Economic Analysis and Policy |
| Volume | 56 |
| Early online date | 25 Sept 2017 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2017 |
Abstract
Understanding the impact of migration on rural household expenditures is important since household expenditure patterns can demonstrate whether remittances are used for consumption or for investment. This paper investigates the effects of rural–urban migration on consumption expenditure patterns of rural households of Vietnam. The econometric analysis of a 3-year panel data set of about 2000 households (about 6000 observations) shows that rural migrant households increase their overall expenditures. Migrant households without remittances spend more on food, health care and other non-food items, but less on education of their children, while migrant households with remittances spend more on housing and other non-food items. The results indicate that migration and remittances bring a good opportunity for rural industries and services such as construction and health care. However, migration and remittances do not influence rural education. To promote rural development in the long-run, we suggest that other financial sources should be established to enhance rural education for improving human capital.
Keywords
- Average treatment effect on the treated, Fixed-effects regression, Vietnam
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 56, 12.2017, p. 163-175.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Migration and rural household expenditures
T2 - A case study from Vietnam
AU - Nguyen, Duc Loc
AU - Grote, Ulrike
AU - Nguyen, Trung Thanh
N1 - Funding Information: We thank the farmers of the surveyed provinces in Vietnam for their support and cooperation. We appreciate the financial support of the German Research Foundation ( DFG-FOR 756 ) and the efforts of our colleagues at the Leibniz University Hannover for data collection. We acknowledge the constructive comments and suggestions of the editor and two anonymous reviewers. Duc Loc Nguyen would like to thank the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under grant number 502.01-2015.23 for supporting this research. Publisher Copyright: © 2017 Economic Society of Australia, Queensland Copyright: Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Understanding the impact of migration on rural household expenditures is important since household expenditure patterns can demonstrate whether remittances are used for consumption or for investment. This paper investigates the effects of rural–urban migration on consumption expenditure patterns of rural households of Vietnam. The econometric analysis of a 3-year panel data set of about 2000 households (about 6000 observations) shows that rural migrant households increase their overall expenditures. Migrant households without remittances spend more on food, health care and other non-food items, but less on education of their children, while migrant households with remittances spend more on housing and other non-food items. The results indicate that migration and remittances bring a good opportunity for rural industries and services such as construction and health care. However, migration and remittances do not influence rural education. To promote rural development in the long-run, we suggest that other financial sources should be established to enhance rural education for improving human capital.
AB - Understanding the impact of migration on rural household expenditures is important since household expenditure patterns can demonstrate whether remittances are used for consumption or for investment. This paper investigates the effects of rural–urban migration on consumption expenditure patterns of rural households of Vietnam. The econometric analysis of a 3-year panel data set of about 2000 households (about 6000 observations) shows that rural migrant households increase their overall expenditures. Migrant households without remittances spend more on food, health care and other non-food items, but less on education of their children, while migrant households with remittances spend more on housing and other non-food items. The results indicate that migration and remittances bring a good opportunity for rural industries and services such as construction and health care. However, migration and remittances do not influence rural education. To promote rural development in the long-run, we suggest that other financial sources should be established to enhance rural education for improving human capital.
KW - Average treatment effect on the treated
KW - Fixed-effects regression
KW - Vietnam
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eap.2017.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.eap.2017.09.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030476640
VL - 56
SP - 163
EP - 175
JO - Economic Analysis and Policy
JF - Economic Analysis and Policy
SN - 0313-5926
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