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Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation

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  • Abdulloev, Ilhom

    (CAREC Institute)

  • Gang, Ira N.

    (Rutgers University)

  • Yun, Myeong-Su

    (Inha University)

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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. We highlight the role of two factors – international migration and education – on the labour force participation 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 labour force participation in Tajikistan. International emigration from Tajikistan, in which approximately 93.5% of the participants are men, reduces labour force participation 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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  • Abdulloev, Ilhom & Gang, Ira N. & Yun, Myeong-Su, 2014. "Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation," IZA Discussion Papers 8226, IZA Network @ LISER.
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    • 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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