Migrant self-selection in the presence of random shocks. evidence from the panic of 1907
We evaluate the responsiveness of migrant self-selection to short-run changes in the economic environment. Using novel historical micro data, we estimate the initial selectivity of Mexican migration (1906-08) and focus on labor institutions as short-run adjustment channels of self-selection. We find...
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2020
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author | Escamilla-Guerrero, D Lopez-Alonso, M |
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description | We evaluate the responsiveness of migrant self-selection to short-run changes in the economic environment. Using novel historical micro data, we estimate the initial selectivity of Mexican migration (1906-08) and focus on labor institutions as short-run adjustment channels of self-selection. We find that the first Mexican migrants were positively self-selected on the basis of height—a proxy for physical productivity of labor. Additionally, the US financial crisis of 1907 significantly modified self-selection. Shifts in migrant self-selection during and after the crisis were influenced by the enganche, an institution that reduced migration costs, but only for the "best" Mexicans during "good" economic times. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:96e5569d-d8a2-419b-92c8-151cf4f5b5d32022-03-26T23:56:03ZMigrant self-selection in the presence of random shocks. evidence from the panic of 1907Working paperhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042uuid:96e5569d-d8a2-419b-92c8-151cf4f5b5d3Bulk import via SwordSymplectic ElementsUniversity of Oxford2020Escamilla-Guerrero, DLopez-Alonso, MWe evaluate the responsiveness of migrant self-selection to short-run changes in the economic environment. Using novel historical micro data, we estimate the initial selectivity of Mexican migration (1906-08) and focus on labor institutions as short-run adjustment channels of self-selection. We find that the first Mexican migrants were positively self-selected on the basis of height—a proxy for physical productivity of labor. Additionally, the US financial crisis of 1907 significantly modified self-selection. Shifts in migrant self-selection during and after the crisis were influenced by the enganche, an institution that reduced migration costs, but only for the "best" Mexicans during "good" economic times. |
spellingShingle | Escamilla-Guerrero, D Lopez-Alonso, M Migrant self-selection in the presence of random shocks. evidence from the panic of 1907 |
title | Migrant self-selection in the presence of random shocks. evidence from the panic of 1907 |
title_full | Migrant self-selection in the presence of random shocks. evidence from the panic of 1907 |
title_fullStr | Migrant self-selection in the presence of random shocks. evidence from the panic of 1907 |
title_full_unstemmed | Migrant self-selection in the presence of random shocks. evidence from the panic of 1907 |
title_short | Migrant self-selection in the presence of random shocks. evidence from the panic of 1907 |
title_sort | migrant self selection in the presence of random shocks evidence from the panic of 1907 |
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