Can migration reduce educational attainment? Evidence from Mexico

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1331-1358

  McKenzie, David ^a,c,d,e   Rapoport, Hillel ^b,f,g  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BUREAU FOR RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d CReAM   (United Kingdom)

^e IZA   (Germany)

^f BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^g UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Educational attainments; Mexico; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960640094     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0316-x     Document Type: Article

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