Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5052346 Ecological Economics 2006 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
Fertility rises or stays high if people perceive that opportunity is expanding. If the emigration option creates the impression of vast opportunity, fertility is likely to stay high in countries that emigrants leave. This result is detrimental in the long run, and overwhelms the immediate benefit of remittances and opportunities enjoyed by immigrants themselves.
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