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The impact of international migration and remittances on the labor-supply behavior of those left behind : evidence from Egypt

Binzel, Christine; Asʿad, Rāǧī - 2009

between remitter and recipient. -- Migration ; remittances ; labor supply ; time allocation ; gender …

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Feminization of migration and trends in remittances : independent female migrants may be a reliable source of remittances despite the difficulties they encounter in labor markets

Le Goff, Maëlan - 2016

Migrants' remittances to developing countries have increased in recent decades, partly due to reduced transactions … explanation. Despite the difficulties female migrants encounter in the labor market, their total remittances may be higher and …

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Does migration affect education of girls and young women in Tajikistan?

Gatskova, Kseniia; Ivlevs, Artjoms; Dietz, Barbara - 2017

remittances. In contrast, school attendance of teenage girls (ages 12-17) falls when siblings migrate, while parental migration … and remittances have no effect. Having a grandmother as the head of household after parents (typically fathers) migrate …

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Egyptian men working abroad : labor supply responses by the women left behind

Binzel, Christine; Asʿad, Rāǧī - 2011

possible by the flow of remittances. -- migration ; remittances ; labor supply ; gender …

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Immigrants, household production and women's retirement

Peri, Giovanni; Romiti, Agnese; Rossi, Mariacristina - 2013

Women contribute disproportionately to household production, especially in Southern European countries. As a consequence of population aging assistance to elderly parents, rather than child care, has become a prevalent activity in home-production services. Immigrant labor has increasingly become...

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Migration impact on left-behind women's labour participation and time-use : evidence from Kyrgyzstan

Karymshakov, Kamalbek; Sulaimanova, Burulcha - 2017

This paper aims to study the impact of migration on labour supply and time-use of women left behind in Kyrgyzstan. Using the household survey data for 2011, labour supply is measured by occupational choices and working hours. Apart from the labour supply data, this study uses detailed...

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Natives and migrants in home production : the case of Germany

Forlani, Emanuele; Lodigiani, Elisabetta; Mendolicchio, … - 2016

In this paper, we assess the impact of international migration, and the induced home-care service labour supply shock, on fertility decisions and labour supply of native females in Germany. Specifcally, we consider individual data of native women from the German Socio-Economic Panel and we merge...

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