The Effect of Male Migration for Work on Employment Patterns of Females in Nepal
This paper assesses the impact of work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior of females in Nepal. Using data from the 2004 Nepal household survey, the authors apply the Instrumental Variable Full Information Maximum Likelihood met...
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okr-10986-69172021-04-23T14:02:32Z The Effect of Male Migration for Work on Employment Patterns of Females in Nepal Lokshin, Michael Glinskaya, Elena ADULT MEN ADULT WOMEN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR CHILD REARING COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY GROUPS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DEMOGRAPHY DESCRIPTION ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNICITY EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILIES FAMILY LABOR FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE HEADS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE LITERACY FEMALES FEMINISTS FERTILITY GENDER GENDER APPROACH GENDER ASPECTS GENDER DIMENSION GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR GENDER RELATIONS GENDERS GIRLS HOME HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS IDENTITY ILLITERACY IMPACT OF MIGRATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRANTS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR MIGRATION LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY RATES MALE MIGRANTS MARRIED WOMEN MIGRANT MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DECISIONS MIGRATION PROCESS MIGRATION STATUS MOBILITY MOTHER NORMS OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PATRIARCHY PENSIONS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CENSUS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS RELIGION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FROM MIGRANTS RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL WOMEN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SINGLE WOMEN SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL STATUS SOCIETY SOCIOLOGY SON PREFERENCE SPOUSE SPOUSES STATE POLICY STATUS OF WOMEN STD SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE TABOO TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNDP UNITED NATIONS URBAN AREAS WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN WORKERS WORKING WOMEN YOUTH This paper assesses the impact of work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior of females in Nepal. Using data from the 2004 Nepal household survey, the authors apply the Instrumental Variable Full Information Maximum Likelihood method to account for unobserved factors that could simultaneously affect males' decision to migrate and females' decision to participate in the labor market. The results indicate that male migration for work has a negative impact on the level of market work participation by the women left behind. The authors find evidence of substantial heterogeneity (based both on observable and unobservable characteristics) in the impact of male migration. The findings highlight the important gender dimension of the impact of predominantly male worker migration on the wellbeing of sending households. The authors argue that strategies for economic development in Nepal should take into account such gender aspects of the migration dynamics. 2012-06-01T19:23:51Z 2012-06-01T19:23:51Z 2008-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9955454/effect-male-migration-work-employment-patterns-females-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6917 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4757 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Nepal |
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ADULT MEN ADULT WOMEN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR CHILD REARING COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY GROUPS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DEMOGRAPHY DESCRIPTION ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNICITY EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILIES FAMILY LABOR FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE HEADS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE LITERACY FEMALES FEMINISTS FERTILITY GENDER GENDER APPROACH GENDER ASPECTS GENDER DIMENSION GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR GENDER RELATIONS GENDERS GIRLS HOME HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS IDENTITY ILLITERACY IMPACT OF MIGRATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRANTS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR MIGRATION LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY RATES MALE MIGRANTS MARRIED WOMEN MIGRANT MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DECISIONS MIGRATION PROCESS MIGRATION STATUS MOBILITY MOTHER NORMS OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PATRIARCHY PENSIONS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CENSUS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS RELIGION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FROM MIGRANTS RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL WOMEN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SINGLE WOMEN SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL STATUS SOCIETY SOCIOLOGY SON PREFERENCE SPOUSE SPOUSES STATE POLICY STATUS OF WOMEN STD SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE TABOO TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNDP UNITED NATIONS URBAN AREAS WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN WORKERS WORKING WOMEN YOUTH |
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ADULT MEN ADULT WOMEN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR CHILD REARING COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY GROUPS COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DEMOGRAPHY DESCRIPTION ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNICITY EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILIES FAMILY LABOR FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE HEADS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE LITERACY FEMALES FEMINISTS FERTILITY GENDER GENDER APPROACH GENDER ASPECTS GENDER DIMENSION GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR GENDER RELATIONS GENDERS GIRLS HOME HOST COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS IDENTITY ILLITERACY IMPACT OF MIGRATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MIGRANTS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR MIGRATION LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LITERACY RATES MALE MIGRANTS MARRIED WOMEN MIGRANT MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION DECISIONS MIGRATION PROCESS MIGRATION STATUS MOBILITY MOTHER NORMS OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PATRIARCHY PENSIONS POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CENSUS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS RELIGION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REMITTANCES FROM MIGRANTS RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL WOMEN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SINGLE WOMEN SMALLER HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL STATUS SOCIETY SOCIOLOGY SON PREFERENCE SPOUSE SPOUSES STATE POLICY STATUS OF WOMEN STD SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE TABOO TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNDP UNITED NATIONS URBAN AREAS WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN WORKERS WORKING WOMEN YOUTH Lokshin, Michael Glinskaya, Elena The Effect of Male Migration for Work on Employment Patterns of Females in Nepal |
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South Asia Nepal |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4757 |
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This paper assesses the impact of
work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior
of females in Nepal. Using data from the 2004 Nepal
household survey, the authors apply the Instrumental
Variable Full Information Maximum Likelihood method to
account for unobserved factors that could simultaneously
affect males' decision to migrate and females'
decision to participate in the labor market. The results
indicate that male migration for work has a negative impact
on the level of market work participation by the women left
behind. The authors find evidence of substantial
heterogeneity (based both on observable and unobservable
characteristics) in the impact of male migration. The
findings highlight the important gender dimension of the
impact of predominantly male worker migration on the
wellbeing of sending households. The authors argue that
strategies for economic development in Nepal should take
into account such gender aspects of the migration dynamics. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Lokshin, Michael Glinskaya, Elena |
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Lokshin, Michael Glinskaya, Elena |
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Lokshin, Michael |
| title |
The Effect of Male Migration for Work on Employment Patterns of Females in Nepal |
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The Effect of Male Migration for Work on Employment Patterns of Females in Nepal |
| title_full |
The Effect of Male Migration for Work on Employment Patterns of Females in Nepal |
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The Effect of Male Migration for Work on Employment Patterns of Females in Nepal |
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The Effect of Male Migration for Work on Employment Patterns of Females in Nepal |
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effect of male migration for work on employment patterns of females in nepal |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9955454/effect-male-migration-work-employment-patterns-females-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6917 |
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