Two trends in international migration flows have attracted much attention recently: (i) the growing feminisation of … migration flows; and (ii) the increasing selectivity of migration towards the highly skilled, which in turn has given rise to … jointly, however, mainly due to the lack of relevant data. This paper addresses this shortcoming by looking at the gender …

powerful push factor. We find corroborating evidence in our analysis of the gender composition of migration to Germany over the …There is a large variation across countries of origin in the gender composition of migrants coming to Germany. We argue … that women's economic rights in developing countries of origin have three effects on their migration prospects to a place …

This is the first global study of how institutionally entrenched gender discrimination affects the gender migration gap … derived from a random utility maximization model of migration that accounts for migrants' gender. Instrumental variable … estimates indicate that increasing gender equality in economic or political rights generally deepens the GMG, i.e., it reduces …

This is the first global study of how institutionally entrenched gender discrimination affects the gender migration gap … derived from a random utility maximization model of migration that accounts for migrants' gender. Instrumental variable … estimates indicate that increasing gender equality in economic or political rights generally deepens the GMG, i.e., it reduces …

We investigate the trend in the gender employment gap in the expanding nonsubsistence sector of the economy in … Mozambique, a country still characterized by a large subsistence agricultural sector. We show evidence that the gender gap has …

children's education. Second, it is tested if migration of men from households reduces gender inequality in households … remittances has been further separated from the effect of migration. The paper uses longitudinal data from rural households in … both types of migration. Households that receive remittances have higher expenditures on children's education. A noteworthy …

children’s education. Second, it is tested if migration of men from households reduces gender inequality in households … remittances has been further separated from the effect of migration. The paper uses longitudinal data from rural households in … both types of migration. Households that receive remittances have higher expenditures on children’s education. A noteworthy …

This is the first global study of how institutionally entrenched gender discrimination affects the gender migration gap … derived from a random utility maximization model of migration that accounts for migrants’ gender. Instrumental variable … estimates indicate that increasing gender equality in economic or political rights generally deepens the GMG, i.e., it reduces …

a low level of gender equality and development may have constraining effects on human trafficking outflows, contrary to … expectations. The linkage between migration and human trafficking is less clear, and institutional quality matters more in origin …