Using new survey data from Mexico, a dynamic econometric model is estimated to test the effect of policy changes on the … flow of migrant labor from rural Mexico to the United States and test for differential effects of policy changes on male …

Nearly a quarter of Mexico's workforce is self employed. But in the U.S. rates of self employment among Mexican … residing in Mexico and the U.S. accounts for the differences in the self employment rates in the two countries. Within the U …

regions of the United States and Mexico. The U.S. Border Patrol polices U.S. boundaries, seeking to apprehend any individual … southern California, southwestern Texas, and Mexican cities on the U.S.-Mexico border. For each region, we have high …) immigration from Mexico has a minimal impact on wages in U.S. border cities …

obtain an education because of its effect on future earnings. Individuals differ in their initial income levels. Mexico doesn … United States, but Mexican population growth and productivity gains induced by liberalization will make the Mexico of the … future much larger than today, especially in those sectors that use intensively Mexico's abundant low-skilled labor …

This paper offers a vision of the future of trade in manufactured products between Mexico and the United States. This … proximity of Mexico and the United States, and also for the continuing wage gap between Mexico and the United States. The vision … liberalized Mexico. Based on the OECD trade patterns, an emerging Mexico will present U.S. export opportunities that are a …

In this paper, I selectively review recent literature on illegal migration from Mexico to the United States. I begin by … United States and Mexico are hardly a new phenomenon, yet illegal migration from Mexico did not reach high levels until … recently. An increase in the relative size of Mexico%u2019s working-age population, greater volatility in U.S.-Mexico relative …

In this paper, I examine how the growth of offshore assembly in Mexico has affected manufacturing activity in U ….S.-manufactured components receive preferential tariff treatment upon reentry into the United States. Foreign assembly plants in Mexico, most of … Mexico increases the demand for manufacturing goods produced in U.S. border cities. Implications of the North American Free …