Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Overview -- Introduction -- Previous Research: Where Do We Stand? -- Gendered Determinants of International Migration -- Impacts of the Migration of Women in Origin Countries -- Labor Market Insertion of Women Migrants -- Looking Ahead: Future Directions for Research and Policy -- Endnotes -- References -- 2 Gender in Economic Research on International Migration and Its Impacts: A Critical Review -- Introduction -- Gender Patterns in International Migration -- Objectives of This Review -- "We Go to Get Ahead": A Conceptual Framework for Thinking about Gender and Migration -- The (Mis)treatment of Gender in Economic Models of International Migration Focusing on Individuals -- Hypothesis One: Individuals' Human Capital Drives Migration -- Hypothesis Two: The Young Are More Mobile Than the Old -- Hypothesis Three: High Costs and Risks Discourage Migration -- Hypothesis Four: The Probability of Employment Affects International Migration -- Hypothesis Five: Migration Equalizes Wages over Space -- Obstacles to Incorporating Gender into Wage- and Employment-Driven Models -- Beyond Individuals: Gender and Household Migration Models -- Joint Household Models of Migration -- Gender in "Split" Household Models of International Migration -- Migration and Remittance Determinants in Split Household Models -- Gender and the Economic Impacts of International Migration in Sending Areas -- General Equilibrium Considerations -- Gender and Migration Networks -- Conclusions -- The Need for a Coherent Framework -- Data and Survey Design -- Final Thoughts -- Endnotes -- References -- 3 Gender and the Determinants of International Migration from Rural Mexico over Time -- Introduction -- Gender in Econometric Models of Migration Determinants.

Gender, Human Capital, and Migration -- Household Variables -- Econometric Model -- Data and Descriptive Statistics -- Descriptive Statistics -- Econometric Findings -- Gender and International Migration -- Gender and Choice of Foreign Employment Sector -- International Agricultural Labor Migration -- International Nonagricultural Migration -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- 4 Gender and the Impacts of International Migration: Evidence from Rural Mexico -- Introduction -- Review of Literature on the Impacts of Migration in Economic Models -- Econometric Model -- Data -- Econometric Findings -- Migration -- Household Activity Participation -- Schooling and Health Expenditures -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- 5 The Impact of Remittances and Gender on Household Expenditure Patterns: Evidence from Ghana -- Introduction -- Motivations to Remit and Intra-Household Models of Expenditures: A Quick Review of Research -- Data -- Methodology -- Results -- Impact of Remittances on Expenditures in Female- and Male-Headed Households -- Impact of Sex of the Remitter on Household Budget Allocation -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- Reference -- 6 Immigrant Women's Participation and Performance in the U.S. Labor Market -- Introduction -- Data -- Empirical Framework -- Labor Market Performance -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- 7 Looking Ahead: Future Directions for Research and Policy -- Introduction -- Determinants -- Economic Impacts of Migration -- Female Migrants' Impact on Household Welfare: The Role of Household, Community, and Society -- Sending-Country Wages and Unemployment -- Fungibility and Agency Problems -- Fungibility -- Agency Problems -- Noneconomic Impacts -- Fertility -- Family Cohesion -- Reference-Dependent Preferences -- Children's Welfare -- Trafficking of Women.

Temporary, Return, and Circular Migration, Including Mode IV -- Methodological Issues -- Joint Decision Making -- Policy -- Remittance Costs -- Change in Household Size -- Income Earned before Migration -- Data Considerations -- Concluding Comments -- Endnotes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.

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.

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