manila to malaysia, quezon to qatar: international migration and its effects on origin-country human capital

I estimate the effect of international migration on the human capital of children in the migrants' origin country. using administrative data containing all migrant departures from the philippines, i exploit variation across provinces in destination-country demand for migrants. my estimates are at the local labor market level, allowing for spillovers to nonmigrant households. an average year-to-year percent increase in migration causes a 3.5 percent increase in secondary school enrollment. the effects are likely driven by increased income rather than an increased expected wage premium for education.