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100			_aCheema, Ahmed Raza and Coxhead, Ian _939277
245			_aDoes dowry drive labor export? Evidence from Pakistan
260			_aThe Developing Economics
300			_a60(4), Dec, 2022: p. 173-205
520			_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
650			_aLabor export, Sex ratio, Remittances, Dowry, Pakistan. _937102
773			_aThe Developing Economics
906			_aLABOUR EXPORT
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