migrants around the world. Youth are found to comprise a large share of all migrants, particularly in migration to other … developing countries, with the probability of migration peaking in the late teens or early twenties. The paper examines in detail … the age and gender composition of migrants, whether young migrants move alone or with a parent or spouse, their …

migrants around the world. Youth are found to comprise a large share of all migrants, particularly in migration to other … developing countries, with the probability of migration peaking in the late teens or early twenties. The paper examines in detail … the age and gender composition of migrants, whether young migrants move alone or with a parent or spouse, their …

deficit of females in the 18-to-29-year-old age group. This paper investigates the reasons for the gender-specific migration …With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, direct migration from East to West Germany became possible. Between 1989 and … investigated outcome of this migration process is that about 55 percent of all (net) East-to-West migrants since 1989 have been …

This article examines the dynamics and causes of the shift in the gender composition of migration, and more … particularly, in women's access to migration opportunities and decision-making. Our analysis focuses on Albania, a natural … laboratory for studying international migration where outmigration was essentially nonexistent from the end of World War II to …

research on gender and international migration. This research on women and international migration illustrates the type of … chapters. The second chapter reviews the existing research on gender and international migration and can be considered a … starting point for the remaining chapters. The third chapter focuses on the gendered determinants of migration and remittances …