This presentation will discuss international migrants which may facilitate the transmission of ideas across countries. Godlonton examined the impact of migrant exposure to reproductive health policies on origin-country fertility in the Philippines. They exploit temporal variation in destination-country reproductive health policies combined with spatial variation across Philippine provinces in their migration intensity and historical composition of migrant destinations. Migrant exposure to more liberalized reproductive health policies reduces origin-community fertility. This reduction is driven by increased adoption of modern contraceptives and reduced reliance on traditional methods.

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