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.

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嫁妆会推动劳动力输出吗？来自巴基斯坦的证据

在巴基斯坦，六分之一的家庭收到在外地工作的家庭成员的汇款。使用来自全国生活水平调查的家庭数据，我们发现接收汇款的倾向与家庭中受抚养女孩的数量相对于儿童总数的比例更高密切相关。这种影响对于较年轻的家庭和永久收入较低的家庭来说是显着的，并且随着女孩接近预期结婚年龄而增加。在控制了已知与迁移相关的其他人口和经济因素后，我们得出结论，为女儿出嫁支付嫁妆而存钱的需要可能有助于做出劳动力输出决策。