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

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spelling	okr-10986-71492021-04-23T14:02:32Z Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration : The Role of Migration Networks McKenzie, David Rapoport, Hillel 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 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. 2012-06-05T18:23:14Z 2012-06-05T18:23:14Z 2007-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7346672/self-selection-patterns-mexico-us-migration-role-migration-networks http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7149 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4118 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 McKenzie, David Rapoport, Hillel Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration : The Role of Migration Networks
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description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	McKenzie, David Rapoport, Hillel
author_facet	McKenzie, David Rapoport, Hillel
author_sort	McKenzie, David
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
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	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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Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration : The Role of Migration Networks

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