The international migration of women / / Andrew R. Morrison, Maurice Schiff and Mirja Sjoblom, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2007]; copyright 2007
• Descrizione fisica: xvi, 218 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm
• Disciplina: 305.48/96912
• Soggetto topico: Women immigrants; Women foreign workers; Women - Economic conditions; Emigration and immigration - Economic aspects; Brain drain
• Altri autori: MorrisonAndrew R SchiffMaurice SjöblomMirja <1981->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Overview; Figure 1.1 Proportion of Women in Migrant Stocks, by Region, 1960 and 2005; 2 Gender in Economic Research on International Migration and Its Impacts: A Critical Review; Figure 2.1 Illustration of Migration Models and Their Interactions; 3 Gender and the Determinants of International Migration from Rural Mexico over Time; Table 3.1 Descriptive Statistics, by Person-Year for Full Sample and Migrants versus Nonmigrants; Table 3.2 Descriptive Statistics for Person-Year, by Gender and Migrant Status ; Table 3.3 Descriptive Statistics for Policy VariablesFigure 3.1 International Migration, by Gender, 1980-2002; Figure 3.2 International Migration, by Sector of Employment, 1980-2002; Figure 3.3 Female International Migration, by Sector of Employment, 1980-2002; Figure 3.4 Male International Migration, by Sector of Employment, 1980-2002; Table 3.4 Logit Results for Female International Migration; Table 3.5 Logit Results for Male International Migration; Table 3.6 Odds Ratio for Select Variables for International Migration, by Gender ; Table 3.7 Logit Results for Female International Migration to Agricultural JobsTable 3.8 Logit Results for Male International Migration to Agricultural Jobs; Table 3.9 Odds Ratio for Select Variables for International Agricultural Migration, by Gender; Table 3.10 Logit Results for Female International Migration to Nonagricultural Jobs; Table 3.11 Logit Results for Male International Migration to Nonagricultural Jobs; Table 3.12 Odds Ratio for Select Variables for International Nonagricultural Migration, by Gender; 4 Gender and the Impacts of International Migration: Evidence from Rural Mexico ; Table 4.1 Summary Statistics, by Household Migration StatusTable 4.2 Hausman-Wu Test of the Instruments; Table 4.3 Summary Statistics; Table 4.4 First-Stage Prediction of Migration; Table 4.5 Second-Stage Activity Choice Regressions: Agricultural (Crop) Income; Table 4.6 Second-Stage Activity Choice Regressions: Staple Crop Production; Table 4.7 Second-Stage Activity Choice Regressions: Nonstaple Crop Production; Table 4.8 Second-Stage Activity Choice Regressions: Livestock Production; Table 4.9 Second-Stage Activity Choice Regressions:Wage Income ; Table 4.10 Effects of Migration on Education and Health Spending5 The Impact of Remittances and Gender on Household Expenditure Patterns: Evidence from Ghana; Table 5.1 Descriptive Statistics; Table 5.2 Description of Dependent Variables; Table 5.3 Average Budget Shares by Sex of the Household Head and Status of Receiving Households in Ghana, 1998-99; Table 5.4 Average Budget Shares, by Sex of Remitter in Remittance- Receiving Households in Ghana, 1998-99; Table 5.5 Fractional Logit Odds Ratio Coefficients, by Expenditure Type and Gender of Household Head ; Table 5.6 Income Elasticities (for Per Capita Income), by Expenditure Category
• Sommario/riassunto: The current share of women in the world's international migrant population is close to one half. Despite the great number of female migrants and their importance for the development agenda in countries of origin, there has until recently been a striking lack of gender analysis in the economic literature on international migration and development. This volume makes a valuable contribution in this context by providing eight new studies focusing on the nexus between gender, international migration, and economic development.
• Titolo autorizzato: The international migration of women
• ISBN: 1-281-11322-0; 9786611113223; 0-8213-7228-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818149403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.