Children and maternal migration: evidence from exogenous variations in family size

Sarma, Vengadeshvaran; Parinduri, Rasyad

doi:10.1080/13504851.2015.1016203

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“…Migration of the whole family to urban areas is costly, but sending a household member to urban areas is more feasible. Our findings are consistent with findings from Sarma and Parinduri (2015), who find that having more children encourages women in Sri Lanka to work abroad.…”

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“…Moreover, the limited empirical evidence that exists offers only mixed conclusions. Sarma and Parinduri (2015) show that having more children increases the probability that Sri Lankan women will migrate aboard, while Bratti et al (2019) do not find significant effects of family size on out-migration in Mexico. The limited evidence calls for more empirical studies on the topic, and this motivates our study on the case of Vietnam.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…To our knowledge, two recent studies consider this issue, and their findings are mixed. Sarma and Parinduri (2015) show that having more children encourages women in Sri Lanka to work aboard. However, Bratti, Fiore, and Mendola (2019) do not find empirical evidence that fertility drives migration in Mexico.…”

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Are children an incentive or a disincentive for migration? Evidence from Vietnam

Cuong¹,

Tran

2020

Econ of Transit and Inst Chang

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This study analyzes the influence of children on household migration decisions using data on current internal movement in Vietnam a country that has experienced significant rural–urban migration in the recent years. Families with children usually have three migration choices: move together, stay together or send only one parent to work afar. Using an instrumental variable approach, we show that having an additional child reduces the probability of household migration by 0.0115, while it increases the likelihood of fathers’ migration by 0.0121. These effects suggest that households with more children may be less mobile but may have a greater economic need for migration.

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Are children an incentive or a disincentive for migration? Evidence from Vietnam

Cuong¹,

Tran

2020

Econ of Transit and Inst Chang

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“…Winters et al, 2001), the effect of the number of children on parental migration (e.g. Lindstrom and Saucedo, 2007;Sarma and Parinduri, 2015) or the effect of migration on fertility (Mayer and Riphahn, 2000;Lindstrom and Saucedo, 2002). There are very few stud-2 A well-established theoretical literature in economics rationalizes a causal link between children's economic resources and their lifetime opportunities and adult outcomes (Becker and Tomes, 1976;Thomas, 1990).…”

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The impact of family size and sibling structure on the great Mexico–USA migration

2019

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Does Maternal Migration Affect Spousal Labor Market Decisions? Evidence From Sri Lanka

Sarma¹,

Parinduri²

2021

Singapore Econ. Rev.

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This paper examines Sri Lankan men’s labor market outcomes when their wives emigrate to work, leaving the husbands and their children at home in Sri Lanka — the effects of maternal migration on the husbands’ labor market decisions. We used nationally representative cross-sectional data and historical migration rates at the community level as an instrument for maternal migration in two-stage least squares estimations. We find that maternal migration reduces the husbands’ labor supply. Husbands are more likely to exit the labor market and become unemployed; the employed are less likely to moonlight and have lower wages, and those that exit the labor market are more likely to become stay-at-home dads. Using a second instrument, an indicator of whether a community has foreign-employment agencies, we also confirmed our main results. Our findings indicate that policies that aim to promote female migration as an exogenous income source may fall short if they do not address the effects of the husbands’ labor market decisions.

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Children and maternal migration: evidence from exogenous variations in family size

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Are children an incentive or a disincentive for migration? Evidence from Vietnam

Are children an incentive or a disincentive for migration? Evidence from Vietnam

The impact of family size and sibling structure on the great Mexico–USA migration

Does Maternal Migration Affect Spousal Labor Market Decisions? Evidence From Sri Lanka

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