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In this paper, we argue that the size and the composition of the female migrant population in a given area can affect the marital stability of natives. We take Italy as a case-study and we offer discrete-time event history models predicting marital disruption on data from the nationally –...
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importation": the rapid growth of women's educational attainment and a cultural norm that leads to a low net surplus of marriage … from Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. -- immigration ; marriage ; sex ratio imbalance ; international marriages ; cross …
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importation”: the rapid growth of women's educational attainment and a cultural norm that leads to low net surplus of marriage for …
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importation": the rapid growth of women's educational attainment and a cultural norm that leads to a low net surplus of marriage …
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possible mechanisms through which forced migration may affect migrants' attitudes towards domestic violence. …
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International migration has assumed significance in the policy discourse as a livelihood strategy adopted by households … and individuals in Bangladesh. Migration whether within a country or across borders entails both costs and benefits. For … migrants to make any significant strides in securing improvement in wellbeing, benefits accruing from migration should exceed …
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This paper explores the role of culture in determining divorce decisions by examining country of origin differences in divorce rates of immigrants in the United States. Because childhood-arriving immigrants are all exposed to a common set of US laws and institutions, we interpret relationships...
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end of the nineteenth century. This paper sheds light on the unintended consequences of temporary migration from Poland by …-material effects of earlier migration from Poland, dating from the turn of the twentieth century, with those of the contemporary era of … migration from Poland since the 1990s. The analysis shows that some aspects, such as negotiating gender roles, the changing …
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We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples and test it in the context of international migration. Our …-wide Danish administrative data from 1982 to 2010. We analyze migration decisions separately for couples in which men earned more …
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We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples, and test it in the context of international migration. Our …
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