Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295560 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
CReAM Discussion Paper Series No. 03/17
Publisher: 
Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London, London
Abstract: 
Gender differences in labor force participation are exceptionally small in Nordic countries. We investigate how couples emigrating from Denmark self-select and sort into different destinations and whether couples pursue the dual-earner model, in which both partners work, when abroad. Female labor force participation is slightly lower among couples that later emigrate, and drops considerably after migration outside the Nordic countries. Pre migration differences between couples subsequently migrating to different destinations are small. Our survey reveals that couple migration is usually driven by the male's job opportunities. The results suggest that increasing international migration may reduce women's career investments.
Subjects: 
Household production
Female labor force participation
Child care
International migration
Family migration
JEL: 
D13
J12
J13
J16
F22
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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