Migration-induced transfers of norms: the case of female political empowerment

Elisabetta Lodigiani () and Sara Salomone
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JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, vol. 86, issue 4, 435-477

Abstract: This paper empirically investigates the effect of transnational migrants on gender equality in the country of origin measured by the share of women enrolled in the lower chamber of National Parliaments. We test for a “migration-induced transfer of norm” using panel data from 1970 to 2010 in 10-year intervals. Total international migration has a positive and significant effect on female political empowerment in countries of origin conditional on the initial female parliamentary participation in both origin and destination countries. Endogeneity issues are taken into account and results are tested under specific geo-political subsamples.

Keywords: Endogeneity; Gender discrimination; International Migration; Panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 D72 F22 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-12-01
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Working Paper: Migration-Induced Transfers of Norms. The Case of Femal Political Empowerment (2012)
Working Paper: Migration-induced Transfers of Norms. The Case of Female Political Empowerment (2012)
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