We analyze in this paper the impact of male-dominated migration and remittance income on the participation and hours … between a 'pure' migration (M) effect and the joint effect of migration and remittance income (MR) and evaluate these effects …

Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, preventing them from taking advantage of economic … engage in long-distance migration-if they are wealthy enough to match with the desirable migrating grooms. Guided by a model … in which women make marriage and migration decisions jointly, we hypothesize that marriage and labour markets will be …

Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of … using marriage to engage in long-distance migration - if they are wealthy enough to match with the desirable migrating … grooms. Guided by a model in which women make marriage and migration decisions jointly, we hypothesize that marriage and …

. Adverse agricultural productivity shocks both increased male migration to the US and male agricultural labor supply. This is … sustained from the 2001 earthquakes exclusively stunted female migration. This is consistent with the earthquakes increasing the …

We study the impact of adult children's internal migration on the health and subjective well-being of elderly parents … left behind, distinguishing between the gender of the migrant children. To overcome migration endogeneity, we exploit novel … positive effect of the migration of daughters on parents' health and life satisfaction, but no such beneficial effects when …