Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, preventing them from taking advantage of economic … engage in long-distance migration-if they are wealthy enough to match with the desirable migrating grooms. Guided by a model … in which women make marriage and migration decisions jointly, we hypothesize that marriage and labour markets will be …

migration. The effect of rebelocracy is driven mostly by the provision of public goods by non-state armed actors. While this …

This paper investigates the impact of migration of male household heads on the autonomy of their spouses. Using panel … endogeneity inherent in the relationship using past migration as the instrument and carefully paying attention to the role of … remittances. We find consistent evidence that male migration increases female self-determination and decision-making power, and …

We study how migration affects education of girls in Tajikistan - the poorest post-Soviet state and one of the most … 2011, we find that the effect of migration on girls' school attendance differs markedly by age. School attendance of young … remittances. In contrast, school attendance of teenage girls (ages 12-17) falls when siblings migrate, while parental migration …

Economic research on labour migration in the developing world has traditionally focused on the role played by the … rich microdata, more attention has been paid to the effects of migration on the lives of family members left behind. This … paper examines how the temporary migration of parents for the sole purpose of work affects the health outcomes of children …