Glinskaya, ElenaLokshin, Michael2012-06-012012-06-012008-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6917This paper assesses the impact of work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior of females in Nepal. Using data from the 2004 Nepal household survey, the authors apply the Instrumental Variable Full Information Maximum Likelihood method to account for unobserved factors that could simultaneously affect males' decision to migrate and females' decision to participate in the labor market. The results indicate that male migration for work has a negative impact on the level of market work participation by the women left behind. The authors find evidence of substantial heterogeneity (based both on observable and unobservable characteristics) in the impact of male migration. The findings highlight the important gender dimension of the impact of predominantly male worker migration on the wellbeing of sending households. The authors argue that strategies for economic development in Nepal should take into account such gender aspects of the migration dynamics.CC BY 3.0 IGOADULT MENADULT WOMENAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTBULLETINCHILD HEALTHCHILD LABORCHILD REARINGCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOUNTRIES OF ORIGINDEMOGRAPHYDESCRIPTIONECOLOGYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INEQUALITYECONOMIC INTEGRATIONELDERLYEMPLOYMENT OF WOMENEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENEMPOWERMENTETHNIC GROUPSETHNICITYEXTENDED FAMILYFAMILIESFAMILY LABORFAMILY MEMBERSFEMALEFEMALE EMPLOYMENTFEMALE HEADSFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE LITERACYFEMALESFEMINISTSFERTILITYGENDERGENDER APPROACHGENDER ASPECTSGENDER DIMENSIONGENDER DIVISION OF LABORGENDER RELATIONSGENDERSGIRLSHOMEHOST COUNTRYHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD CHORESHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITIONHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SIZEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUSBANDHUSBANDSIDENTITYILLITERACYIMPACT OF MIGRATIONINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMAL SECTORINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEWLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR MIGRANTSLABOR SUPPLYLABOUR MIGRATIONLAND OWNERSHIPLAWSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLITERACY RATESMALE MIGRANTSMARRIED WOMENMIGRANTMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMIGRATION DECISIONSMIGRATION PROCESSMIGRATION STATUSMOBILITYMOTHERNORMSOCCUPATIONSOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPATRIARCHYPENSIONSPOLICY ANALYSISPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOPULATION CENSUSPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSRELIGIONREMITTANCEREMITTANCESREMITTANCES FROM MIGRANTSRURAL AREASRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL WOMENSCHOOL ATTENDANCESINGLE WOMENSMALLER HOUSEHOLDSSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL STATUSSOCIETYSOCIOLOGYSON PREFERENCESPOUSESPOUSESSTATE POLICYSTATUS OF WOMENSTDSUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURETABOOTEMPORARY MIGRATIONTRADITIONAL FAMILYUNDPUNITED NATIONSURBAN AREASWIFEWILLWIVESWOMANWOMEN WORKERSWORKING WOMENYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4757