%0 Journal Article %1 vidalsergi2017family %A Vidal, Sergi, %A Perales, Francisco, %A Lersch, Philipp, %A Branden, Maria, %D 2017 %J Demographic Research %K 2015 FDZ_IUP ISSP ISSP_input2016 SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked indexproved input2016 isspbib2016 jak review_proved reviewed %N 10 %P 307-338 %R 10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.10 %T Family migration in a cross-national perspective: the importance of institutional and cultural context %U http://dx.doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.10 %V 36 %X Objective: Migration rates of dual-earner couples are lower than those of male-breadwinner couples. We revisit this issue using a cross-national comparative perspective and examine heterogeneity in the role of female employment in couple relocations. We propose a theoretical framework in which national levels of support for female employment and normative expectations about gender roles act as moderators of the relationship between couple type (i.e., dual-earner and male-breadwinner) and family migration. Methods: We deploy discrete-time event history analyses of harmonised longitudinal data from four large-scale datasets from Australia, Britain, Germany, and Sweden, covering the 1992-2011 period. Results: Consistent with prior research, we find that male-breadwinner couples migrate more often than dual-earner couples in all countries, suggesting that traditional gender structures affecting family migration operate across very different contexts. We also find cross-country differences in the estimated effects of different sorts of absolute and relative partner resources on family migration. Conclusions: We take our results as preliminary evidence that national contexts can serve as moderators of the relationship between within-couple employment arrangements and family migration decisions. Contribution: Our study contributes to family migration literature by illustrating how cross-national comparisons are a valuable methodological approach to put prevailing micro-level explanations of the relationship between female employment and family migration in context.

@article{vidalsergi2017family, abstract = {Objective: Migration rates of dual-earner couples are lower than those of male-breadwinner couples. We revisit this issue using a cross-national comparative perspective and examine heterogeneity in the role of female employment in couple relocations. We propose a theoretical framework in which national levels of support for female employment and normative expectations about gender roles act as moderators of the relationship between couple type (i.e., dual-earner and male-breadwinner) and family migration. Methods: We deploy discrete-time event history analyses of harmonised longitudinal data from four large-scale datasets from Australia, Britain, Germany, and Sweden, covering the 1992-2011 period. Results: Consistent with prior research, we find that male-breadwinner couples migrate more often than dual-earner couples in all countries, suggesting that traditional gender structures affecting family migration operate across very different contexts. We also find cross-country differences in the estimated effects of different sorts of absolute and relative partner resources on family migration. Conclusions: We take our results as preliminary evidence that national contexts can serve as moderators of the relationship between within-couple employment arrangements and family migration decisions. Contribution: Our study contributes to family migration literature by illustrating how cross-national comparisons are a valuable methodological approach to put prevailing micro-level explanations of the relationship between female employment and family migration in context. }, added-at = {2019-03-20T18:49:19.000+0100}, author = {{Vidal, Sergi} and {Perales, Francisco} and {Lersch, Philipp} and {Branden, Maria}}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e0252f89cf17546454c3ab942f3ca213/gesis_dump}, doi = {10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.10}, interhash = {9f7f62ec948258f8903798510793ca06}, intrahash = {e0252f89cf17546454c3ab942f3ca213}, issn = {1435-9871}, journal = {Demographic Research}, keywords = {2015 FDZ_IUP ISSP ISSP_input2016 SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked indexproved input2016 isspbib2016 jak review_proved reviewed}, note = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.10. (ISSP)}, number = 10, pages = {307-338}, tagadata-svko-dda-test = {10466}, tagadata-svkoddatest2 = {10459}, timestamp = {2019-10-01T13:00:55.000+0200}, title = {Family migration in a cross-national perspective: the importance of institutional and cultural context}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.10}, volume = 36, year = 2017 }