first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For … immigrants from source countries with less gender equity. Finally, we find no evidence of sex selection for the general …

Remittances from Germany are substantial. Cross-border transfers to family and friendship networks outside Germany are … and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio … part of gender differences in remittance behavior. Second, employing gender interaction terms for the social network …

In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained … theoretically by way of intra-family contracts. We develop a basic formal concept that includes aspects of the transnational network … immigrants have at least partly different determinants. Acquiring German citizenship increases the probability of family …

, particularly for second-generation men with children. Our findings suggest that broader cultural factors do influence the gender …There is a well-known gender difference in time allocation within the household, which has important implications for … gender differences in labor market outcomes. We ask how malleable this gender difference in time allocation is to culture. In …

. Second, income and gender has no impact on the probability to remit. Third, the acquisition of German citizenship is …

identified disappear after controlling for transnational (family) networks. Taking interaction terms into account reveals gender … support their children first and foremost, while male migrants tend to support a wider network of more distant family members …Gender-specific determinants of remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In …