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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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Escamilla-Guerrero, D, Lopez-Alonso, M
Μορφή: Working paper
Έκδοση: University of Oxford 2020