International migration, self-selection, and the distribution of wages: Evidence from Mexico and the United States

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-281

  Chiquiar, Daniel ^a   Hanson, Gordon H ^b,c  

^a BANCO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; SKILLED LABOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23044473351     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427464     Document Type: Article

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