impact of random shocks on short-run shifts in selection into migration. The results suggest that the first Mexican migrants … crisis, migrants were positively selected relative to the military elite of the time. During the crisis, migrants became … selection in the post-crisis period was partially driven by persistent droughts in Mexico that increased the population at risk …

convergence. We show that Mexicans and Central Americans working in the construction sector and in urban areas did better in terms …

Mexico, despite higher wages in the USA. I use the Cox proportional hazard model to empirically examine the determinants of … in Mexico to destination states in the USA as a proxy for costs of migration and uses a US expected wage measure instead …

This paper examines the correlation between migration to the United States from Mexico, ethnicity, and changing gender … relations among Mexicans on both sides of the international border. For example, the idea that Mexican society is homogenous and … static, and therefore that only when they arrive in the United States do men and women from Mexico confront challenges to …

date, this research has been primarily limited to migrants in the U.S. and does not consider those who return to their … characteristics, health, migration histories, and transitions to retirement of male Mexican return migrants who contributed to the U … male return migrants reported having contributed to the U.S. Social Security system but only five percent of those who …

migration between Mexico and the United States. His projects have addressed the factors related to Mexican immigrants’ wages in …