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Can International Transfers Be Problematic? Honduran Remittances And Labor Supply Decisions

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type="main" xml:id="coep12092-abs-0001"> Declining work force participation rates are a potentially important public policy issue for governments in countries with large capital inflows. Here we consider remittances as both a household and individual characteristic to estimate the impact of this nonwage transfer on labor supply decisions in Honduras. Although an initial view suggests moderate reductions across the working-age population, we find evidence of increased participation through a reallocation of labor time across work categories. Our inclusion of the individual nature of remittance reception suggests less emphasis on the unified household perspective is warranted . ( JEL O15, O12, J29)

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  • Denise Stanley, 2015. "Can International Transfers Be Problematic? Honduran Remittances And Labor Supply Decisions," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 33(3), pages 550-570, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:33:y:2015:i:3:p:550-570
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    1. Mr. Ralph Chami & Ernst Ekkehard & Connel Fullenkamp & Anne Oeking, 2018. "Are Remittances Good for Labor Markets in LICs, MICs and Fragile States?," IMF Working Papers 2018/102, International Monetary Fund.
    2. Waqas Shair & Mumtaz Anwar & Saem Hussain & Neelam Kubra, 2024. "The Differential Effect of Internal and External Remittances on Labor Participation and Employment Choices in Pakistan," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(3), pages 21582440241, July.
    3. Waqas Shair & Muhammad Tariq Majeed, "undated". "Labor Market Outcomes Of Non-Migrant Members In Response To Remittances: Evidence From Provincial Capital Of Punjab And Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (Kpk)," Review of Socio - Economic Perspectives 202047, Reviewsep.
    4. Shair, Waqas & Tariq Majeed, Muhammad & Ali, Amjad, 2021. "Labour Participation Decision and Preferences towards Different Employment Status in Response to Remittances: Evidence from the Provincial Capital of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK), Pakistan," MPRA Paper 106330, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • J29 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Other

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