Work abroad before, during and after household creation. An exploration of the economic role of work migration

This paper examines the migration practices of Romanians mainly originating from urban areas in the Romanian Moldova region. It reports on the first results of a partly quantitative, partly qualitative research on the relationships between work migration and social reproduction of Romanian citizens. It examines especially how different age-groups motivate their work abroad and how they allocate the income earned abroad. It explores the dynamical nature of a household and seeks after the place of ‘going abroad’ in the creation and maintenance of households