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The impact of international migration and remittances on the labor-supply behavior of those left behind : evidence from Egypt
Binzel, Christine; Asʿad, Rāǧī - 2009
between remitter and recipient. -- Migration ; remittances ; labor supply ; time allocation ; gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003905562
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Gender, migration, remittances : evidence from Germany
Holst, Elke (contributor); Schäfer, Andrea (contributor);  … - 2008
Gender-specific determinants of remittances are the subject of this study based on German SOEP data (2001-2006). In …-specific determinants of remittances from Germany. Here we attempt to fill this gap, focusing on gender roles and network effects. We … and friends. This finding is in sharp contrast to previous studies on remittances. It makes clear that there is little …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726148
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Gender, transnational networks and remittances : evidence from Germany
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2010
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 …. -- Remittances ; gender ; foreigners ; naturalized migrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003968619
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Low-skilled labor migration in Tajikistan : determinants and effects on expenditure patterns
Meier, Kristina - 2014
on household consumption patterns, albeit being rather small, actually speak in favour of investment of remittances, with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010457933
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Networks and selection in international migration to Spain
Neubecker, Nina; Smolka, Marcel; Steinbacher, Anne - 2013 - This version: May 2013
This paper provides new evidence on migrant networks as determinants of the total size (scale) and skill structure of migration, using aggregate data from a recent migration boom to Spain. We draw upon McFadden (1984, 1422-1428) in order to develop and apply a three-level nested multinomial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009763852
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For some mothers more than others : how children matter for labour market outcomes when both fertility and female employment are low
Karbownik, Krzysztof; Myck, Michał - 2012 - Corrected version, November 2012
We estimate the causal relationship between family size and labour market outcomes for families in low fertility and low female employment regime. Family size is instrumented using twinning and gender composition of the first two children. Among families with at least one child we identify the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012039446
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Financial support for families with children and its trade-off s balancing redistribution and parental work incentives
Myck, Michał; Kurowska, Anna; Kundera, Michał - 2013
Financial support for families with children implies inherent trade-offs some of which are less obvious than others. In the end these trade-offs determine the effectiveness of policy with respect to the material situation of families and employment of their parents. We analyse several kinds of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009779810
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The importance of mothers-in-law's employment for their daughter-in-law's labour market outcomes in West Germany : results and mechanisms
Schmitz, Sophia; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2021
Social norms have been put forward as prominent explanations for the changing labour supply decisions of women. This paper studies the intergenerational formation of these norms, examining how they affect subsequent female labour supply decisions, taking into account not only the early...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497397
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Pension incentives and early retirement
Engels, Barbara; Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter - 2016
In this paper we exploit a cohort-specific pension reform to estimate the causal labour market effects of changes in the financial incentives to retire. In particular, we analyze the effects of the introduction of cohort-specific deductions for early retirement on female retirement, employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011558593
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Remittances and children's capabilities : new evidence from Kyrgyzstan, 2005 - 2008
Kröger, Antje; Anderson, Kathryn H. - 2011
The Kyrgyz Republic is one of the largest recipients of international remittances in the world; from a Balance of … Payments measure of remittances, it ranked tenth in the world in 2008 in the ratio of remittances to GDP, a rapid increase from … 30th place in 2004. Remittances can be used to maintain the household's standard of living by providing income to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009579619