Women's Rights and the Gender Migration Gap

Jerg Gutmann, Léa Marchal () and Betül Simsek

No 67, ILE Working Paper Series from University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics

Abstract: This is the first global study of how institutionally entrenched gender discrimination affects the gender migration gap (GMG) using data on 158 origin and 37 destination countries over the period 1961-2019. We estimate a gravity equation derived from a random utility maximization model of migration that accounts for migrants' gender. Instrumental variable estimates indicate that increasing gender equality in economic or political rights generally deepens the GMG, i.e., it reduces female emigration relative to that of men. In line with our theoretical model, this average effect is driven by higher-income countries. In contrast, increased gender equality in rights reduces the GMG in lower-income countries by facilitating female emigration.

Keywords: Discrimination; Gender equality; Individual rights; Migration; RUM model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J16 J71 K38 O15 P48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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