01224nam a22001577a 4500 522295 522295 230329b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Cheema, Ahmed Raza and Coxhead, Ian 39277 Does dowry drive labor export? Evidence from Pakistan The Developing Economics 60(4), Dec, 2022: p. 173-205 In 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 Labor export, Sex ratio, Remittances, Dowry, Pakistan. 37102 The Developing Economics LABOUR EXPORT AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 397289 IIPA IIPA 2023-03-29 60(4), Dec, 2022: p.173-205 AR128512 2023-03-29 AR