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008 090512s2008 dcu sb i000 0 eng
010 $a 2009655655
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aHG3881.5.W57
100 1 $aLokshin, Michael.
245 14 $aThe effect of male migration for work on employment patterns of females in Nepal$h[electronic resource] /$cMichael Lokshin, Elena Glinskaya.
260 $a[Washington, D.C. :$bWorld Bank,$c2008]
490 1 $aPolicy research working paper ;$v4757
538 $aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
500 $aTitle from PDF file as viewed on 5/12/2009.
530 $aAlso available in print.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 3 $a"This 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. "--World Bank web site.
650 0 $aMigration, Internal$zNepal.
650 0 $aWomen employees$zNepal.
700 1 $aGlinskaya, Elena E.
710 2 $aWorld Bank.
830 0 $aPolicy research working papers (Online) ;$v4757.
856 40 $uhttp://econ.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64165259&theSitePK=469372&piPK=64165421&menuPK=64166093&entityID=000158349_20081021112713