Migration and economic activity at origin: the role of female household headship in rural Bangladesh

Marup Hossain (), Conner Mullally and Gulcan Onel ()
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Marup Hossain: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Gulcan Onel: University of Florida

Empirical Economics, 2024, vol. 66, issue 4, No 12, 1757-1818

Abstract: Abstract In a male-dominated international migration system, women are more likely to head households after the exit of migrants. We decompose the impact of sending an international migrant into an effect attributable to a change in the gender of the household head and other mechanisms. We find that the effect attributable to a shift from a male-to-a female household head due to migration is negative for economic activities and expenditure indicators. Our results suggest that some households are forced to weigh the benefits of sending an international migrant against the costs of switching to a female household head.

Keywords: International migration; Remittances; Female headship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 F24 O12 Q12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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