Migration and gender differences in the home labour market: Evidence from Albania
Migration and gender differences in the home labour market: Evidence from Albania
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DOI：
10.1016/j.labeco.2012.08.009
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发表时间：
2012-12-01
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影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Carletto, Calogero
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作者：
Mendola, Mariapia;Carletto, Calogero
本文探讨了移徙在影响留守家庭男女成员的劳动力市场机会方面的作用。我们通过分析来自阿尔巴尼亚的国际移民流动的影响来解决这个问题，阿尔巴尼亚的移民是一个大规模的男性主导的现象。我们发现，男性和女性的劳动力供应对当前和过去的移徙有不同的反应。在控制潜在的移民内迁的情况下，估计数表明，在国外有一个移民减少了女性有酬劳动力的供应，同时增加了无酬工作。另一方面，有家庭移徙经历的妇女从事自营职业的可能性要大得多，而提供无报酬工作的可能性则较小。同样的关系不适用于男人。这些结果表明，虽然阿尔巴尼亚的留守妇女可能会承担与男性家庭成员移徙有关的额外负担，但她们在返回后获得了就业机会。(C)2012爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
This paper examines the role of migration in affecting the labour market opportunities of male and female household members left behind. We address this question by analyzing the impact of international migration flows from Albania, where migration is a massive and male-dominated phenomenon. We find that the labour supply of men and women responds differently to current and past migration. Controlling for the potential endogeneity of migration, estimates show that having a migrant abroad decreases female paid labour supply while increasing unpaid work. On the other hand, women with past family migration experience are significantly more likely to engage in self-employment and less likely to supply unpaid work. The same relationships do not hold for men. These results suggest that while left-behind women in Albania may take on the extra burden associated with the migration of male family members, they gain employment opportunities upon their return. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.