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Migration and economic activity at origin: the role of female household headship in rural Bangladesh

Authors: Marup Hossain, Conner Mullally, Gulcan Onel

Published in: Empirical Economics | Issue 4/2024

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In a male-dominated international migration system, women are more likely to head households after the exit of migrants. We decompose the impact of sending an international migrant into an effect attributable to a change in the gender of the household head and other mechanisms. We find that the effect attributable to a shift from a male-to-a female household head due to migration is negative for economic activities and expenditure indicators. Our results suggest that some households are forced to weigh the benefits of sending an international migrant against the costs of switching to a female household head.

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Title: Migration and economic activity at origin: the role of female household headship in rural Bangladesh
Authors: Marup Hossain
Conner Mullally
Gulcan Onel
Publication date: 11-10-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Empirical Economics / Issue 4/2024
Print ISSN: 0377-7332
Electronic ISSN: 1435-8921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-023-02500-z

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