Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP947
Authors: Christian Dustmann
Abstract: This paper analyses labour market behaviour of married migrant women. The theoretical analysis shows that migrants who intend to remain only temporarily in the host country are likely to exhibit a different labour market behaviour than migrants who wish to stay permanently. The reason is that temporary migrants condition their behaviour in the host country on the future expected economic situation in their home countries. In the empirical part, labour market participation behaviour of married female migrants is analysed, using data which allow for differentiation between individuals who intend to remain permanently and those who intend to remain only temporarily. The results show that temporary migrants have indeed a different labour market behaviour than permanent migrants.
Keywords: international migration; labour supply
JEL Codes: F22; J22
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| expected economic conditions (E66) | return intentions (D15) |
| return intentions (D15) | lower reservation wage (J38) |
| anticipated return (G17) | structural shift in labor market participation behavior (J29) |
| return intentions (D15) | labor market participation (J29) |
| temporary migrants (F22) | labor market participation (J29) |
| return intentions (D15) | higher participation probability (D79) |