Feminization of migration and trends in remittances

Goff, Maëlan Le

doi:10.15185/izawol.220

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“…Table 10 shows that a one-unit increase in the two-year homicide rate increases migration rates by 0.0074 among males and has no effect on the migration rates of females. This result is in line with previous studies (Giorguli and Angoa 2016;Le Goff 2016;Morrison, Schiff, and Sjoblom 2007) reporting that males and females may respond differently to migration shocks. Female migration has been found to be more likely motivated by family reunification; their decisions are frequently a response to household migration strategies.…”

Section: Exclusion Restriction and Robustness Testssupporting

confidence: 93%

Drug Violence and Migration Flows

Orozco-Aleman

Gonzalez-Lozano

2017

J. Human Resources

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We examine the effect of the increase in violence that Mexico experienced after launching an aggressive campaign against drug-trafficking organizations on immigration into the U.S. We instrument for violence using electoral cycles, and consider two channels through which violence impacts migration: local and transit violence. Violence at the municipality of residence increased migration. Conversely, violence on the route to the U.S. deterred individuals from migrating.Back-of-the-envelope calculations show that between 2007 and 2012, local and transit violence had an overall positive effect on migration. Violence was responsible for a 1.53 percentage point increase in the migration rate.

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Section: Exclusion Restriction and Robustness Testssupporting

confidence: 93%

Drug Violence and Migration Flows

Orozco-Aleman

Gonzalez-Lozano

2017

J. Human Resources

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“…This is expected because women migrants generally earn less than their men counterparts and this makes them more likely to send remit less than their male migrants (Amoako and Apusigah, 2013). These finding supports earlier studies in Philippines, Vietnam, Morocco and Germany where female migrants also remitted less money home than their counterparts (Le Goff, 2016;Bouoiyour and Miftah, 2015;Holst et al, 2012). The average remittances received by the households seemed smaller than expected and the possible explanation is that not all the migrants were gainfully employed in the cities.…”

Section: Determinants Of Migrationsupporting

confidence: 83%

Migration and Agricultural Investment in Southeast, Nigeria

Onyeneke¹,

Nwajiuba²,

Munonye³

et al. 2019

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This study explored rural-urban migration and agricultural investment in Southeast Nigeria. The study adopted a multi-stage sampling procedure in the selection of respondents. Cross-sectional data gathered from 200 household heads (100 male-headed households and 100 female-headed households) were used. Using percentage, mean and ordinary least square regression, the findings revealed that the major determinants of migration were sex of the household head (3.53), male to female ratio of household members not resident at home (14.86), age (0.50), access to credit (10.53), number of migrants in the working age (2.6), occupation (11.56) and number of livelihood activities pursued by the household (1.87). The average annual remittance from male migrants in maleheaded households was N204,269.3 while that of their female counterparts was N161,297.76. The average annual remittance from male migrants in femaleheaded households was N189,282.9 while that of their female counterparts was N170,297.8. The average amount of remittance invested in agriculture in maleheaded households was N131,334.8 while that of their female counterparts was Creative Commons User License: CC BY-NC-ND

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“…One of the ways to maintain transnational ties, which has high significance for sending countries, is remitting. International studies show that females are considered more reliable remitters and that their remittances, smaller in amount but more regular, are more important for the development of migrant-sending countries (Le Goff, 2016). However, little is known about the remittance behaviour of female and male migrants from Central Asia.…”

Section: Transnational Ties and Transformations In Countries Of Origimentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Dimension of Migration from Central Asia to the Russian Federation

Rocheva¹,

Varshaver²

2018

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

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The article considers the relationship between migration from Central Asia to the Russian Federation and gender relations. In particular, the paper describes the age-sex composition of the migration flows from three countries of the subregion (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan) and discusses the case of Kyrgyzstan with its active female migration. Male migrants are more often employed in construction and are paid more than female migrants, who work mostly in trade and services. However, men and women show almost no difference in complying with migration laws, vulnerability in interactions with the state, relations with employers and apartment owners as well as transnational practices. The article also considers possibilities for family reunification, and gendered differences in inter-ethnic communication. The article concludes that further studies are required, and that assistance mechanisms are required for women who do not receive financial assistance from their migrant husbands. The article also finds that migrants' sexual and reproductive behaviour is characterized by limited access to information about risks and also requires thorough study. 1 Anna Rocheva, Research Fellow, Group for Migration and Ethnicity Research, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA); and Evgeni Varshaver, Head of Group for Migration and Ethnicity (RANEPA). 2 Central Asia in general comprises five countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The most important migrant-sending countries are Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which are the focus of the present study. To a large extent, Kazakhstan is a receiving country whereas Turkmenistan with its visa regime is not an active participant in international migration.

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Feminization of migration and trends in remittances

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

Drug Violence and Migration Flows

Drug Violence and Migration Flows

Migration and Agricultural Investment in Southeast, Nigeria

Gender Dimension of Migration from Central Asia to the Russian Federation

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