Crossing the border: Self-selection, earnings and individual migration decisions

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-91

  Bertoli, S ^a   Fernandez Huertas Moraga J ^b   Ortega, F ^c  

^a Fondation pour les études et les Recherches sur le Développement International   (France)

^b Foundation for Applied Economic Research FEDEA   (Spain)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings; Individual level data; International migration; Self selection

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS REMITTANCE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; SAVINGS;

SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868305788     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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