01130nam a22001217a 4500008004100000100004000041245005800081260003000139300003300169520071600202650006000918773003000978230329b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aCheema, Ahmed Raza and Coxhead, Ian  aDoes dowry drive labor export? Evidence from Pakistan  aThe Developing Economics   a60(4), Dec, 2022: p. 173-205  aIn Pakistan, one household in six receives remittances from family members working elsewhere. Using household data from a national living standards survey, we find that propensity to receive remittances is strongly associated with a higher number of dependent girls relative to total children in a household. The effect is significant for younger households and for households with lower permanent income, and increases as girls approach expected marriage age. After controlling for other demographic and economic factors known to be associated with migration, we conclude that the need to save for dowry to be paid on the marriage of a daughter is likely to contribute to the labor export decision. Reproduced   aLabor export, Sex ratio, Remittances, Dowry, Pakistan.   aThe Developing Economics