| Project/Area Number |
19K01601
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
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| Research Institution | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
WIE Dainn 政策研究大学院大学, 政策研究科, 准教授 (50600649)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | Women’s empowerment / male outmigration / polygamy / women’s empowerment / household bargaining / Women's empowerment / Male outmigration / Migration / Women / Empowerment |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
In this project, we plan to examine women’s empowerment and labor market participation in the context of huge male outmigration triggered by a decade of civil war in Nepal. Women left behind should run households and make everyday decisions. We will examine how huge male outmigration affected women’s decisions and empowerment in households.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The project provided the first empirical evidence of how male outmigration affects women left behind in the context of Nepal, where women often have a lot less bargaining power. We used rainfall as an instrumental variable to address endogeneity in the male outmigration. We showed that married women in households with male outmigrants in Nepal are less likely to be in polygamous relationships and more likely to have the final say on their health issues. However, these women are less likely to have the freedom to visit their family or relatives, probably due to increased cohabitation with their parents-in-law.
We published empirical findings as a GRIPS Discussion Papers Series. In spite of the pandemic, we also presented the working paper at several conferences and workshops to get feedbacks from policy makers and scholars in the relevant areas. These new findings will contribute to the literature and provide a good understanding and policy making for migrant-sending economies.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The project provided the first empirical evidence of how male outmigration affects women left behind in the context of Nepal, where women often have a lot less bargaining power. These new findings will contribute to the academic literature as well as policy designs in migrant-sending economies.
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