Based on previous works, treating migration as a development tool,
we assess the effect of migration on living standards by modeling
the impact of having an emigrant household member on the Living
Standards Index. As usual in migration related literature, we treat
endogenous nature of migration by using an instrumental variables
approach. We find that households with members living abroad are
more likely to have a higher index. Likewise, the presence of emigrant
members increases the probability of being in the half of households
with better living standards.