TITLE:
The Effect of Remittances on Education in Togo
AUTHORS:
Kokouvi Kunalè Mawuena, Mawussé Komlagan Nézan Okey
KEYWORDS:
Remittances, Education, Migration, Togo
JOURNAL NAME:
Theoretical Economics Letters,
Vol.11 No.6,
December
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: Togo is not exempt from migration phenomenon in the
last few years, as the statistics show that it experiences a galloping
migratory flow. This trend in migratory flow leads us to question the possible
repercussions on the daily lives of households. This article analyses the
effect of migrants’ remittances on the education of recipient households with
econometric analysis using a binary logit model with instrumental variable. The
estimations results show that remittances from migrants as well as income increase
the level of education of recipients in countries. The results have also made
it possible to note that access to electricity significantly improves the level
of education of the household’s members.
Suggestions are made to education decision-makers in the perspective of
strengthening the education system in Togo and facilitating the procedures of
remittances to Togo.