Abstract
In this article, we analyze the effect of international remittances on girls’ education in Cameroon. In order to isolate the endogeneity bias, we adopted the approach of instrumental variables on the microeconomic data of the third Cameroonian household survey (ECAM III). The results show that girls have a lower probability of going to school than boys. However, international remittances promote the education of girls (5-25 years old). In addition, this positive effect of remittances is more significant among girls of university age (18-25 years old).
| Translated title of the contribution | Do remittances from international migrants promote girls’ education in Cameroon? |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 59-80 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Mondes En Developpement |
| Volume | 194 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 29 Jun 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cameroon
- Girls’ education
- Remittances
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Development
- Economics and Econometrics
