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 … self-selection of migrants being driven by high migration costs, and with negative self-selection of migrants being driven …

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 … self-selection of migrants being driven by high migration costs, and with negative self-selection of migrants being driven …

This paper examines the role of migration networks in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. A … self-selection being driven by lower returns to education in the United States than in Mexico, as advocated by Borjas (1987). …

communities. These findings document the effects in Mexico when potential migrants lose access to a strong US labor market … propagate across the border with Mexico. We show that the large exogenous decline in US employment brought about by the Great …

A household's decision to send migrants is based on information it has on the entry costs, expected returns, and risks …