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Mishra, Prachi.

Emigration and Wages in Source Countries Evidence From Mexico / Prachi Mishra. [electronic resource] : Prachi Mishra. - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. - 1 online resource (35 p.) - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 06/86 . - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 06/86 .

This paper empirically examines the effect on wages in Mexico of Mexican emigration to the United States, using data from the Mexican and United States censuses from 1970-2000. The main result in the paper is that emigration has a strong and positive effect on Mexican wages. There is also evidence for increasing wage inequality in Mexico due to emigration. Simple welfare calculations based on a labor demand-supply framework suggest that the aggregate welfare loss to Mexico due to emigration is small. However, there is a significant distributional impact between labor and other factors.

ISBN: 1451863462 : 15.00 USD

ISSN: 1018-5941

Standard No.: 10.5089/9781451863468.001 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dropouts
Emigration
International Factor Movements and International Business: General
Schooling
Wage Inequality
Wage

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Mexico