Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Overview -- Introduction -- Previous Research: Where Do We Stand? -- Gendered Determinants of International Migration -- Impacts of the Migration of Women in Origin Countries -- Labor Market Insertion of Women Migrants -- Looking Ahead: Future Directions for Research and Policy -- Endnotes -- References -- 2 Gender in Economic Research on International Migration and Its Impacts: A Critical Review -- Introduction -- Gender Patterns in International Migration -- Objectives of This Review -- "We Go to Get Ahead": A Conceptual Framework for Thinking about Gender and Migration -- The (Mis)treatment of Gender in Economic Models of International Migration Focusing on Individuals -- Hypothesis One: Individuals' Human Capital Drives Migration -- Hypothesis Two: The Young Are More Mobile Than the Old -- Hypothesis Three: High Costs and Risks Discourage Migration -- Hypothesis Four: The Probability of Employment Affects International Migration -- Hypothesis Five: Migration Equalizes Wages over Space -- Obstacles to Incorporating Gender into Wage- and Employment-Driven Models -- Beyond Individuals: Gender and Household Migration Models -- Joint Household Models of Migration -- Gender in "Split" Household Models of International Migration -- Migration and Remittance Determinants in Split Household Models -- Gender and the Economic Impacts of International Migration in Sending Areas -- General Equilibrium Considerations -- Gender and Migration Networks -- Conclusions -- The Need for a Coherent Framework -- Data and Survey Design -- Final Thoughts -- Endnotes -- References -- 3 Gender and the Determinants of International Migration from Rural Mexico over Time -- Introduction -- Gender in Econometric Models of Migration Determinants.

Gender, Human Capital, and Migration -- Household Variables -- Econometric Model -- Data and Descriptive Statistics -- Descriptive Statistics -- Econometric Findings -- Gender and International Migration -- Gender and Choice of Foreign Employment Sector -- International Agricultural Labor Migration -- International Nonagricultural Migration -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- 4 Gender and the Impacts of International Migration: Evidence from Rural Mexico -- Introduction -- Review of Literature on the Impacts of Migration in Economic Models -- Econometric Model -- Data -- Econometric Findings -- Migration -- Household Activity Participation -- Schooling and Health Expenditures -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- 5 The Impact of Remittances and Gender on Household Expenditure Patterns: Evidence from Ghana -- Introduction -- Motivations to Remit and Intra-Household Models of Expenditures: A Quick Review of Research -- Data -- Methodology -- Results -- Impact of Remittances on Expenditures in Female- and Male-Headed Households -- Impact of Sex of the Remitter on Household Budget Allocation -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- Reference -- 6 Immigrant Women's Participation and Performance in the U.S. Labor Market -- Introduction -- Data -- Empirical Framework -- Labor Market Performance -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- 7 Looking Ahead: Future Directions for Research and Policy -- Introduction -- Determinants -- Economic Impacts of Migration -- Female Migrants' Impact on Household Welfare: The Role of Household, Community, and Society -- Sending-Country Wages and Unemployment -- Fungibility and Agency Problems -- Fungibility -- Agency Problems -- Noneconomic Impacts -- Fertility -- Family Cohesion -- Reference-Dependent Preferences -- Children's Welfare -- Trafficking of Women.

Temporary, Return, and Circular Migration, Including Mode IV -- Methodological Issues -- Joint Decision Making -- Policy -- Remittance Costs -- Change in Household Size -- Income Earned before Migration -- Data Considerations -- Concluding Comments -- Endnotes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.