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Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration : The Role of Migration Networks
McKenzie, David J. - 2016
The authors examine the role of migration networks in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration … from Mexico, the authors then show that the probability of migration is increasing with education in communities with low … by lower returns to education in the U.S. than in Mexico …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747858
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Can Migration Reduce Educational Attainment? Evidence from Mexico
McKenzie, David J. - 2016
The authors examine the impact of migration on educational attainment in rural Mexico. Using historical migration rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012748028
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Migration, Remittances, Poverty, and Human Capital : Conceptual and Empirical Challenges
McKenzie, David J. - 2016
This paper reviews common challenges faced by researchers interested in measuring the impact of migration and remittances on income, poverty, inequality, and human capital (or, in general,welfare) as well as difficulties confronting development practitioners in converting this research into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747698
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Work-Related Migration and Poverty Reduction in Nepal
Lokshin, Michael - 2016
Using two rounds of nationally representative household survey data in this study, the authors measure the impact on poverty in Nepal of local and international migration for work. They apply an instrumental variable approach to deal with nonrandom selection of migrants and simulate various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747742
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Quantifying International Migration : A Database of Bilateral Migrant Stocks
Parsons, Christopher Robert - 2016
This paper introduces four versions of an international bilateral migration stock database for 226 by 226 countries and territories. The first three versions each consist of two matrices, the first containing migrants defined by country of birth, that is, the foreign-born population; the second,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747812
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Migration from Zambia : Ensuring Temporariness Through Cooperation
Amin, Mohammad - 2016
The paper analyzes migration from Zambia in order to understand how migration policy can support development in the least developed countries. Overall emigration from Zambia is not high by regional standards, but the pattern of migration is skewed toward the skilled and away from the unskilled....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747830
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A Land of Milk and Honey with Streets Paved with Gold : Do Emigrants have Over-Optimistic Expectations about Incomes Abroad?
McKenzie, David J. - 2016
Millions of people emigrate every year in search of better economic and social opportunities. Anecdotal evidence suggests that emigrants may have over-optimistic expectations about the incomes they can earn abroad, resulting in excessive migration pressure, and in disappointment among those who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747835
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Migration and Mental Health : Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Stillman, Steven - 2016
People migrate to improve their well-being, whether through an expansion of economic and social opportunities or a reduction in persecution. Yet a large literature suggests that migration can be a stressful process, with potentially negative impacts on mental health, reducing the net benefits of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747837
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Migration and Remittances : Causes and Linkages
Niimi, Yoko - 2016
The authors empirically examine the determinants of remittance flows at the cross-country level. They consider, among other things, the significance of the level of migration, the education level of migrants, and financial sector development in determining remittances. Given the potential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747890
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The Demographic Benefit of International Migration : Hypothesis and Application to the Middle Eastern and North African Contexts
Fargues, Philippe - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747931