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Gender dynamics in international migration and social networks

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  • Aliakbar Akbaritabar

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

  • José Ignacio Carrasco Armijo

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

  • Athina Anastasiadou

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

Abstract

Reviews of migration theories start from more classical and deterministic views and follow with more recent developments that consider networks, cumulative causation, planned behaviour, agency, and aspiration/capability frameworks. One of the less discussed dimensions is gender differences in how one’s network affects their migration decision before, during, and after migration. In this chapter, we intend to provide an overview and critically delve into the literature discussing the network’s effect on international migration and show the underexplored dimension of gender differences. The chapter has an additional focus on a subset of the highly-skilled population i.e., the case of migration of scholars, and is concluded by avenues for future research.

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  • Aliakbar Akbaritabar & José Ignacio Carrasco Armijo & Athina Anastasiadou, 2025. "Gender dynamics in international migration and social networks," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2025-004, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:wpaper:wp-2025-004
    DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2025-004
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    Keywords

    Global; World; computational demography; computational social science; gender; internal migration; international migration; network; sex; social network;
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    JEL classification:

    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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