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The Changing Profile of Mexican Migrants to the United States: New Evidence from California and Mexico
Cornelius, Wayne A.; Marcelli, Enrico A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
Using recent data from southern California and Mexico we challenge the notion that the demographic profile of post-1970 … educational attainment, (5) are increasingly likely to originate in southern Mexico and the Mexico City Metropolitan area, and (6 …) are increasingly likely to depart from urban areas within Mexico. Although we find no direct evidence that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703686
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The Narrowing of the U.S. Gender Earnings Gap, 1959-1999: A Cohort-Based Analysis
Weinberger, Catherine; Kuhn, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
Using Census and Current Population Survey data spanning 1959 through 1999, we assess the relative contributions of two factors to the decline in the gender wage gap: changes across cohorts in the relative slopes of men’s and women’s age-earnings profiles, versus changes in relative earnings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822111
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Are Returns to Education on the Decline in Venezuela and Does Mission Sucre Have a Role to Play?
Gonzales, Naihobe; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
There is anecdotal evidence that the standard of living for the educated has fallen in Venezuela over the last few years. This evidence comes as a surprise because after experiencing an economic downturn in 2002 and 2003, Venezuela's economy has boomed (gross domestic product growth has hovered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005004568
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Migration and Financial Constraints: Evidence from Mexico
Angelucci, Manuela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Using data collected for the evaluation of the rural component of Oportunidades, Mexico's flagship anti-poverty program …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884238
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U.S. Border Enforcement and Mexican Immigrant Location Choice
Bohn, Sarah; Pugatch, Todd - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We provide the first evidence on the causal effect of border enforcement on the full spatial distribution of Mexican immigrants to the United States. We address the endogeneity of border enforcement with an instrumental variables strategy based on administrative delays in budgetary allocations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884269
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Old-Age Government Transfers and the Crowding Out of Private Gifts: The 70 and Above Program for the Rural Elderly in Mexico
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Juarez, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
elderly in Mexico for whom family support is an important source of income. Using data from the Mexican Income and Expenditure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884353
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The Impact of the 1996 US Immigration Policy Reform (IIRIRA) on Mexican Migrants' Remittances
Vaira-Lucero, Matias; Nahm, Daehoon; Tani, Massimiliano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper investigates the effect of the US Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) on the remitting patterns of Mexican immigrants. Using data from the Mexican Migration Project (MMP128), we find that a significant effect on remittance flows from illegal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279245
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Does Expanding Health Insurance Beyond Formal-Sector Workers Encourage Informality? Measuring the Impact of Mexico's Seguro Popular
Aterido, Reyes; Hallward-Driemeier, Mary; Pagés, Carmen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
guaranteeing Social Security coverage. However, workers pay for part of these benefits with lower wages in the informal sector. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323384
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Concept and Unintended Consequences of Weather Index Insurance: The Case of Mexico
Fuchs, Alan; Wolff, Hendrik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
mainly focused on many cases in Africa and Asia, in this article we analyze the WII program in Mexico, which is one of the … uninsured poor. We also suggest that in Mexico the thresholds of the weather index be (continuously) re-calibrated in order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403387
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Cognitive Development and Infectious Disease: Gender Differences in Investments and Outcomes
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Venkataramani, Atheendar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Mexico in 1991 to investigate impacts of infant exposure on indicators of cognitive development and academic achievement in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010726723