Motivating migrants: A field experiment on financial decision-making in transnational households

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Development Economics
Year: 2014
Volume: 108
Issue: C
Pages: 119-127

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We randomly assigned male migrant workers in Qatar invitations to a motivational workshop aimed at improving financial habits and encouraging joint decision-making with spouses back home in India. 13–17months later, we surveyed migrants and wives to estimate intent-to-treat impacts in their transnational households. Wives of treated migrants changed their financial practices and became more likely to seek out financial education themselves. Treated migrants and their wives became more likely to make joint decisions on money matters. Treatment effects on financial outcomes show potential heterogeneity, with those with lower prior savings saving differentially more than those with higher prior savings.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:deveco:v:108:y:2014:i:c:p:119-127
Journal Field
Development
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29