title: Gender Discrimination in the Allocation of Migrant Household Resources.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Colorado Boulder and IZA.
authors.forename: Francisca M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Antman
keywords: bargaining power; education; gender discrimination; intrahousehold allocation; migration