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Gender differences in the urban to rural wage gap and the prevalence of the male migrant

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  • Richard Agesa

    (Marshall University)

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Using data from Kenya this paper estimates the rural to urban earnings gap separately for male and female migrants and then explores the influence of the gaps on the migration decision of each gender from rural to urban areas. A non-trivial finding suggests that despite relatively higher positive returns to urban earnings the urban to rural earnings gap appears to have no significant influence on female migration. The gap, however, seems to have a positive and significant influence on male migration, suggesting cultural values may frown upon females taking full advantage of relatively higher paying job opportunities in urban areas.

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  • Richard Agesa, 2003. "Gender differences in the urban to rural wage gap and the prevalence of the male migrant," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 37(1), pages 13-34, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:jda:journl:vol.37:year:2003:issue1:pp:13-34
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    1. Holly E. Reed & Catherine S. Andrzejewski & Michael White, 2010. "Men’s and women’s migration in coastal Ghana," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 22(25), pages 771-812.
    2. Camlin, Carol S. & Kwena, Zachary A. & Dworkin, Shari L. & Cohen, Craig R. & Bukusi, Elizabeth A., 2014. "“She mixes her business”: HIV transmission and acquisition risks among female migrants in western Kenya," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 146-156.

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