TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Abdulloev, Ilhom
AU  - Gang, Ira N.
AU  - Yun, Myeong-Su
        TI  - Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation
        PY  - 2014/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8226
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8226
        AB  - Women who want to work often face many more hurdles than men. This is true in Tajikistan where there is a large gender gap in labour force participation. We highlight the role of two factors – international migration and education – on the labour force participation decision and its gender gap. Using probit and decomposition analysis, our investigation shows that education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in Tajikistan. International emigration from Tajikistan, in which approximately 93.5% of the participants are men, reduces labour force participation by men domestically; increased female education, especially at the university and vocational level, increases female participation. Both women acquiring greater access to education and men increasing their migration abroad contribute to reducing the gender gap.
        KW  - labour force participation
KW  - gender gap
KW  - education
KW  - migration
KW  - Tajikistan
        ER  -