@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp8796, author={Antman, Francisca M.}, title={Gender Discrimination in the Allocation of Migrant Household Resources}, year={2015}, month={Jan}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={8796}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8796}, abstract={This paper considers the relationship between international migration and gender discrimination through the lens of decision-making power over intrahousehold resource allocation. The endogeneity of migration is addressed with a difference-in-differences style identification strategy and a model with household fixed effects. The results suggest that while a migrant household head is away, a greater share of resources is spent on girls relative to boys and his spouse commands greater decision-making power. Once the head returns home, however, a greater share of resources goes to boys and there is suggestive evidence of greater authority for the head of household.}, keywords={migration;intrahousehold allocation;gender discrimination;education;bargaining power}, }