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Migration effects on living standards of the left behind. The case of overcrowding levels in Ecuadorian households

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102030

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This paper reports an investigation of the effects of international migration on left-behind household overcrowding levels in Ecuador, a traditional migrating country. To do so, we use the universe of the Ecuadorian population collected in the Census of Population and Dwelling 2010. Using an instrumental variable regression model, we find a negative association between international migration and the overcrowding level of such household. Additionally, we verify the key role of remittances in order to ameliorate the overcrowding in the left-behind.

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Geografia humana, Migració (Població), Nivell de vida, Política de l'habitatge, Equador

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Human geography, Migration (Population), Cost and standard of living, Housing policy, Ecuador

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Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada)

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ROYUELA MORA, Vicente, DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, Juan Pablo and ROMANÍ FERNÁNDEZ, Javier. Migration effects on living standards of the left behind. The case of overcrowding levels in Ecuadorian households. Habitat International. 2019. Vol. 93, num. Art, pags. 1-7. ISSN 0197-3975. [consulted: 8 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/148798

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