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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
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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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4759

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