The authors examine the role of
migration networks in determining self-selection patterns of
Mexico-U.S. migration. They first present a simple
theoretical framework showing how such networks impact on
migration incentives at different education levels and,
consequently, how they are likely to affect the expected
skill composition of migration. Using survey data from
Mexico, the authors then show that the probability of
migration is increasing with education in communities with
low migrant networks, but decreasing with education in
communities with high migrant networks. This is consistent
with positive self-selection of migrants being driven by
high migration costs, and with negative self-selection of
migrants being driven by lower returns to education in the
U.S. than in Mexico.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
McKenzie, David,
Rapoport, Hillel |
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2007-02
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| Subjects: | CENSUSES,
CHILD HEALTH,
CODES,
COMMUNITIES,
CONFIGURATIONS,
EDUCATED MIGRANTS,
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,
EMIGRANTS,
EMIGRATION,
EUROPEAN SOCIETY,
FAMILIES,
FAMILY MEMBERS,
FEMALE MIGRANTS,
GENDER,
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION,
HOUSEHOLDS,
HOUSING,
HUMAN CAPITAL,
HUMAN MIGRATION,
IMMIGRANT,
IMMIGRANTS,
IMMIGRATION,
IMMIGRATION POLICY,
IMPACT OF EDUCATION,
IMPORTANT POLICY,
INCOME INEQUALITY,
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION,
JOB OPPORTUNITIES,
LABOR MARKET,
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY,
LARGE CITIES,
LEGAL IMMIGRATION,
LEGAL STATUS,
LEVELS OF EDUCATION,
LITERACY,
LITERACY RATES,
MARITAL STATUS,
MIGRANT,
MIGRANTS,
MIGRATION,
MIGRATION RATES,
NETWORKS,
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS,
POLICY RESEARCH,
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER,
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT,
POPULATION CENTER,
POPULATION SIZE,
PROGRESS,
REMITTANCES,
RESPECT,
SAN,
SKILL LEVEL,
SOCIOLOGY,
SPOUSE,
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7346672/self-selection-patterns-mexico-us-migration-role-migration-networks
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7149
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