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Temporary migrants and gender housework division among left-behind household members

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  • Vu, Tien Manh

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We examine whether Vietnamese migrant workers induce different gender roles in housework division among their left-behind household members. Using two waves of Vietnamese Household Living Standard Surveys (2006-2008), we apply the first-difference method and deploy a simple household fixed effects model with instrumental variables for robustness check. We find temporary female migrants are associated with a higher probability of undertaking housework by left-behind male members and there is a reduction in the gender gap of time spent on chores. However, we find little evidence for a similar reduction in the gender gap where household size is altered for other reasons.

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  • Vu, Tien Manh, 2018. "Temporary migrants and gender housework division among left-behind household members," AGI Working Paper Series 2018-10, Asian Growth Research Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:agi:wpaper:00000148
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    Keywords

    Gender; Housework; Housework division; Migration; Vietnam; J16; D13; O15;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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