This paper examines the role of migration networks in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration. We … first present a simple theoretical framework showing how such networks impact on migration incentives at different education … levels and, consequently, how they are likely to affect the expected skill composition of migration. Using survey data from …

Information on the expected changes in credit quality of obligors is contained in credit migration matrices which trace …

analyse its impact on earnings abroad and at home. We have found positive selection in migration against local non …This paper addresses the issue of self-selection of individuals in international labour migration, non-agricultural and … agricultural employment in Tajikistan and its link to earnings from these activities. Unlike most empirical studies, we could …

analyse its impact on earnings abroad and at home. We have found positive selection in migration against local non …This paper addresses the issue of self-selection of individuals in international labour migration, non-agricultural and … agricultural employment in Tajikistan and its link to earnings from these activities. Unlike most empirical studies, we could …

, local farm work, local nonfarm work and migratory work) and migrant earnings. We find significant self-selection in … migration. Youths, males, better-educated individuals and those in good health are more likely to migrate. In terms of … unobserved characteristics, we find positive selection in migration as related to the alternatives of not working and local farm …