Researchers found that subsidizing Salvadoran migrants’
remittances for education increased spending on education
and attendance at private schools for their female relatives
in El Salvador..
As education subsidies become more common, policymaker
s are looking for alternative sources of funding to cover the
costs for such programs. One potential source is remittance
s from family members who have emigrated, which are one
of the largest types of international financial flows to develo
ping countries.