Patterned remittances enhance women's health-related autonomy

• Egile Nagusiak: Sharon H. Green (Egilea), Charlotte Wang (Egilea), Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen (Egilea), Hannah Brueckner (Egilea), Peter Bearman (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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The consequences for women "left behind" by virtue of temporary male migration are mixed. On the one hand, concomitant changes in fertility, participation in the labor force, and social norms are often associated with increased independence for women. On the other hand, women left behind c...