Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks

This paper examines the role of migration networks in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. A simple theoretical framework shows the impact of networks on migration incentives at different education levels and how this affects the composition of migrant skills. Empirically, w...

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Main Authors:	McKenzie, David, Rapoport, Hillel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Analysis of Education I210 Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology Social and Economic Stratification Z130
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4759

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spelling	okr-10986-47592021-04-23T14:02:19Z Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks McKenzie, David Rapoport, Hillel Analysis of Education I210 Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology Social and Economic Stratification Z130 This paper examines the role of migration networks in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. A simple theoretical framework shows the impact of networks on migration incentives at different education levels and how this affects the composition of migrant skills. Empirically, we find positive or education-neutral selection in communities with weak migrant networks but negative self-selection in communities with stronger networks. This is consistent with high migration costs driving positive or intermediate self-selection, as advocated by Chiquiar and Hanson (2005), and with negative self-selection being driven by lower returns to education in the United States than in Mexico, as advocated by Borjas (1987). 2012-03-30T07:29:35Z 2012-03-30T07:29:35Z 2010 Journal Article Review of Economics and Statistics 00346535 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4759 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article United States Mexico
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topic	Analysis of Education I210 Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Geographic Labor Mobility Immigrant Workers J610 Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology Social and Economic Stratification Z130
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description	This paper examines the role of migration networks in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. A simple theoretical framework shows the impact of networks on migration incentives at different education levels and how this affects the composition of migrant skills. Empirically, we find positive or education-neutral selection in communities with weak migrant networks but negative self-selection in communities with stronger networks. This is consistent with high migration costs driving positive or intermediate self-selection, as advocated by Chiquiar and Hanson (2005), and with negative self-selection being driven by lower returns to education in the United States than in Mexico, as advocated by Borjas (1987).
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author	McKenzie, David Rapoport, Hillel
author_facet	McKenzie, David Rapoport, Hillel
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title	Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks
title_short	Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks
title_full	Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks
title_fullStr	Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks
title_full_unstemmed	Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks
title_sort	self-selection patterns in mexico-u.s. migration: the role of migration networks
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Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks

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