Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation

被引:18
作者
Abdulloev, Ilhom [1 ,4 ]
Gang, Ira N. [2 ,4 ]
Yun, Myeong-Su [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Open Soc Inst, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
[2] Rutgers State Univ, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA
[3] Tulane Univ, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA
[4] IZA, Bonn, Germany
关键词
migration; education; gender gap; labour force participation; Tajikistan; IDENTIFICATION; DISCRIMINATION;
D O I
10.1057/ejdr.2014.27
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
020101 [政治经济学]; 020103 [经济史]; 030301 [社会学];
摘要
Women who want to work often face many more hurdles than men. This is true in Tajikistan, where there is a large gender gap in labour force participation (LIP). We highlight the effects of two factors - international migration and education on the LIP decision and its gender gap. Using probit and decomposition analysis, our investigation shows that education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in LIP in Tajikistan. International emigration from Tajikistan, in which approximately 93.5 per cent of the participants are men, reduces LIP by men domestically; increased female education, especially at the university and vocational level, increases female participation. Both women acquiring greater access to education and men increasing their migration abroad contribute to reducing the gender gap.
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页码:509 / 526
页数:18
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