Spousal separation, selectivity and contextual effects: exploring the relationship between international labour migration and fertility in post-Soviet Tajikistan

This paper contributes to the sparse literature on the impact of temporary migration on fertility in origin areas. It examines the case of male labour migration from post-Soviet Tajikistan, a significant and relatively recent phenomenon. Fertility and migration models are solved simultaneously to ac...

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Main Author: David Clifford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2009-12-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/32/