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

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

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 le...

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Main Authors: McKenzie, David, Rapoport, Hillel
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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
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

Internet

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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