, international family migration remains an understudied field. This article provides an overview of the literature on gender and … migration model and household models in economics. The central section of this article documents the models of family migration … in economics and sociology. Despite the recent improvements, the analysis of family migration still lags far behind that …

This article investigates women's economic, political, and social rights in both home and destination countries as … potential push and pull factors of female migration. Using a bilateral framework including 104 origin countries and 28 … women's economic and social rights at home improve, they are less likely to leave, but women's political rights are a push …

In light of the recent feminization of migration, we empirically explore to what extent worldwide female migration can … be explained by perceived gender discrimination. Thanks to unique individual level data, we track women's willingness and … and highly robust incentive to emigrate. Yet, whether those migration aspirations are turned into actual preparations is …