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Migrant Networks and the Spread of Misinformation

Elsner, Benjamin; Narciso, Gaia; Thijssen, Jacco J. J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Diaspora networks provide information to future migrants and influence both their decision to migrate and their success … networks that are more integrated in the society of the host country can give more accurate information about job prospects to …

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China's 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and Implications for China's Workers

Gallagher, Mary; Giles, John T.; Park, Albert; Wang, Meiyan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This paper presents empirical evidence from household and firm survey data collected during 2009-2010 on the implementation of the 2008 Labor Contract Law and its effects on China's workers. The government and local labor bureaus have made substantial efforts to enforce the provisions of the new...

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Egyptian Men Working Abroad: Labor Supply Responses by the Women Left Behind

Binzel, Christine; Assaad, Ragui - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Female labor force participation has remained low in Egypt. This paper examines whether male international migration provides a leeway for women to enter the labor market and/or to increase their labor supply. In line with previous studies, we find a decrease in wage work in both rural and urban...

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Gender, Educational Attainment, and the Impact of Parental Migration on Children Left Behind

Antman, Francisca M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Estimation of the causal effect of parental migration on children's educational attainment is complicated by the fact that migrants and non-migrants are likely to differ in unobservable ways that also affect children's educational outcomes. This paper suggests a novel way of addressing this...

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East-West Migration and Gender: Is there a "Double Disadvantage" vis-à-vis Stayers?

Zaiceva, Anzelika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper documents whether female East-West migrants in Germany after the reunification experience a gain or a disadvantage after they moved compared to both stayers and males. It employs panel data techniques to take account of unobserved heterogeneity. I find that migrant women after...

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A Gendered Assessment of the Brain Drain

Docquier, Frédéric; Marfouk, Marfouk; Lowell, B. Lindsay - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

use new sources, homogenize definitions of what a migrant is, and compute gender-disaggregated indicators of the brain … drain. Emigration stocks and rates are provided by level of schooling and gender for 195 source countries in 1990 and 2000 … higher rates of brain drain than men. The gender gap in skilled migration is strongly correlated with the gender gap in …

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