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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University of Oxford
2020
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