Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/90123 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 7859
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
While a growing literature has analyzed the effects of parental migration on the educational outcomes of children left behind, this is the first study to highlight the importance of sibling interactions in such a context. Using panel data from the RUMiC Survey, we find that sibling influence on schooling performance is stronger among left- behind children. Hence, parental migration seems to trigger changes in the roles and effects among children. However, it is primarily older sisters who exhibit a positive influence on their younger siblings. We corroborate our results by performing a series of tests to mitigate endogeneity issues. The results from the analysis suggest that sibling effects in migrant households might be a mechanism to shape children's outcomes and success and that adjustments within the family left behind have the potential to generate benefits – or reduce hardship – in response to parental migration.
Subjects: 
left behind
siblings
human capital
JEL: 
O15
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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