A Gendered Approach to Temporary Labour Migration and Cultural Norms. Evidence from Romania

Raluca Prelipceanu (raluca.prelipceanu@univ-paris1.fr)
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Raluca Prelipceanu: CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper analyses the determinants of the Romanian temporary labour migration during the transition period. First of all, we build a househould level model in order to explain the decision to migrate in a couple. Then, by using a 10% sample of the Romanian 2002 Census we try to assess the importance of the gender bias for the migration decision. The main questions raised are "Do migration determinants differ according to gender ?" and "Do local norms influence the propensity to migrate of women and that of men ?". Our results prove the existence of important differences between the migration decision of men and that of women as well as the influence of cultural norms on gender roles on the latter's decision to migrate.

Keywords: Temporary labour migration; gender inequality; household production; social norms; Migration temporaire du travail; production domestique; biais du genre; normes sociales. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-11
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