Citation
Davis, Jason (2011). Decoupling Migration Effects from Income Effects on Reproduction in Central American Migrant-Sending Households.
International Migration Review, 45(2), 325-347.
Abstract
Contemporary data for three Central American countries (Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua) surveyed by the Latin American Migration Project were analyzed to determine if migration length and remittance transfers had an influence on fertility. The analysis was structured to separate societal influences on fertility attributable to migration from the income effects associated with remittance transfers. At the couple level, the odds that a birth would occur were negatively associated with an increase in U.S. remittance receipts and an increase in a wife’s migration duration. However, no correlation was found between length of male migration and couple fertility.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-7379.2011.00850.xReference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2011
Journal Title
International Migration Review
Author(s)
Davis, Jason