This paper analyzes the self-selection patterns among Mexican return migrants during the period 1990–2010. To calculate … the selection patterns, we nonparametrically estimate the counterfactual wages that the return migrants would have … that the wages of return migrants are larger than those that the migrants would have obtained had they not migrated. …

Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as ""unskilled …."" Despite the value of migrants' work experiences and the substantial technical and interpersonal skills developed throughout … their lives, the labor-market contributions of these migrants are often overlooked and their mobility pathways poorly …