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

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dc.contributor.authorRapoport, Hillel
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-05T18:23:14Z
dc.date.available2012-06-05T18:23:14Z
dc.date.issued2007-02
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7346672/self-selection-patterns-mexico-us-migration-role-migration-networks
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4118
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7149
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4118
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCODES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONFIGURATIONS
dc.subjectEDUCATED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMIGRANTS
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEUROPEAN SOCIETY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFEMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectIMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLEGAL IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION RATES
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENTER
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectSAN
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGY
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectUNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
dc.titleSelf-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration : The Role of Migration Networksen
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okr.crossref.titleSelf-Selection Patterns In Mexico-U.S. Migration : The Role Of Migration Networks
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7346672/self-selection-patterns-mexico-us-migration-role-migration-networks
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4118
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7346672
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryMexico
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topicHuman Migrations and Resettlements
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicTechnology Industry
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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