@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp5817, author={Kok, Suzanne and Bosch, Nicole and Deelen, Anja and Euwals, Rob}, title={Migrant Women on the Labour Market: On the Role of Home- and Host-Country Participation}, year={2011}, month={Jun}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={5817}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5817}, abstract={The behaviour of migrant women on the labour market is influenced by a variety of factors, among which the culture of the home and host country. Part of the literature investigates the role of home-country culture. This study extends the literature by including a measure for the influence of host-country culture as an additional determinant of the participation of migrant women. The empirical model explains participation from demographics and educational attainment, and uses home- and host-country female participation as proxies for culture. Evidence on the basis of the Dutch Labour Force Survey 1996-2007 suggests that both differences in home-country female participation and the trend in native female participation, as a measure for host-country culture, affect the participation of migrant women. The results suggest that host-country participation is at least as important as home-country participation.}, keywords={female labour force participation;immigration;cultural transmission}, }