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Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation

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  • Ilhom Abdulloev

    (1] Open Society Institute, Dushanbe, Tajikistan[2] IZA, Bonn, Germany)

  • Ira N Gang

    (1] Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA[2] IZA, Bonn, Germany)

  • Myeong-Su Yun

    (1] Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA[2] IZA, Bonn, Germany)

Abstract

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 (LFP). We highlight the effects of two factors – international migration and education – on the LFP 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 LFP in Tajikistan. International emigration from Tajikistan, in which approximately 93.5 per cent of the participants are men, reduces LFP 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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  • Ilhom Abdulloev & Ira N Gang & Myeong-Su Yun, 2014. "Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 26(4), pages 509-526, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:26:y:2014:i:4:p:509-526
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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