Arbeitspapier

The impact of international migration and remittances on the labor-supply behavior of those left behind: evidence from Egypt

We analyze in this paper the impact of male-dominated migration and remittance income on the participation and hours worked decisions of adults left behind, including the hours spent by women in subsistence and domestic work. We differentiate between a 'pure' migration (M) effect and the joint effect of migration and remittance income (MR) and evaluate these effects for men and women separately. Additionally, we examine the labor supply behavior of wives whose husband migrated. We draw on the 2006 cross section using an instrumental variable approach as well as on the 1998/2006 panel of the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS06). In line with the literature, women in MR households (albeit not in M households) tend to reduce their wage and salary work. We find evidence for both intra-household specialization and an increase in women's (and wives') total work load. Men are generally less affected. Our results suggest that it is important to differentiate between these two effects and between the different forms of market and non-market work as well as to consider the relationship between remitter and recipient.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 954

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
International Migration
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
Thema
Migration
remittances
labor supply
time allocation
gender
Internationale Wanderung
Auswanderung
Männer
Rücküberweisung (Migranten)
Frauenerwerbstätigkeit
Arbeitsangebot
Zeitallokation
Geschlecht
Ägypten

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Binzel, Christine
Assaad, Ragui
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2009

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Binzel, Christine
  • Assaad, Ragui
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Entstanden

  • 2009

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