Can migration reduce educational attainment ? Evidence from Mexico (English)

The authors examine the impact of migration on educational attainment in rural Mexico. Using historical migration rates by state to instrument for current migration, they find evidence of a significant negative effect of migration on schooling attendance and attainment of 12 to 18 year-old boys and 16 to 18 year-old girls. IV-Censored Ordered Probit results show that living in a migrant household lowers the chances of boys completing junior high school...

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Mckenzie,David J.;

Rapoport,Hillel;
Document Date
2006/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS3952
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Can migration reduce educational attainment ? Evidence from Mexico
Keywords
migrant household

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Mckenzie,David J.; Rapoport,Hillel.

Can migration reduce educational attainment ? Evidence from Mexico (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3952 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/929791468045585109

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