Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for World Economics
No 1391:
Explaining Labour Market Inactivity in Migrant-Sending Families: Housework, Hammock, or Higher Education
Dennis Görlich, Toman Omar Mahmoud and Christoph Trebesch
Abstract: This article presents a new perspective on the impact of
migration and remittances on labour market participation and time
allocation in migrant-sending families. Departing from the common finding
that labour market participation is lower in migrant households, we
investigate whether the reasons for inactivity, i.e. leisure consumption,
home production and higher education are affected by migration. Based on
household survey data from Moldova, our results challenge the assertion
that those who stay behind consume more leisure. Instead, living in a
migrant household implies higher probabilities of intra-household labour
substitution and a substantially higher likelihood of university
enrolment.
Keywords: Migration, Remittances, Labour Supply, Time Allocation, Moldova; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: F22,; J22,; O15,; C35; (follow links to similar papers)
32 pages, December 2007
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