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Las caracteristicas educativas de los emigrantes mexicanos a Estados Unidos

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  • Alfredo Cuecuecha Mendoza

    (Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla)

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Este articulo estudia la auto-seleccion en caracteristicas educativas de mexicanos que emigran a Estados Unidos. Esto se hace para determinar la auto-seleccion educativa, los cambios en la auto-seleccion en la decada de los noventa, asi como el cambio en la autoseleccion en terminos de la distribucion de salarios. El articulo aplica tecnicas econometricas que controlan por el sesgo que genera el uso de muestras endogenas. Los cuatro principales resultados del articulo son: primero, la autoseleccion en los noventa era intermedia; segundo, la autoseleccion en el 2000 paso a los extremos de cero anos y 17 anos o mas; tercero, dichos grupos son los que experimentaron el crecimiento mas importante durante los novena y, cuarto, es que a pesar de los cambios en la distribucion de educacion de mexicanos en Estados Unidos, la auto-seleccion en terminos de la distribucion salarial cambio en los noventa fundamentalmente hacia una seleccion intermedia.

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  • Alfredo Cuecuecha Mendoza, 2010. "Las caracteristicas educativas de los emigrantes mexicanos a Estados Unidos," EconoQuantum, Revista de Economia y Finanzas, Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Economico Administrativas, Departamento de Metodos Cuantitativos y Maestria en Economia., vol. 7(1), pages 7-40, Julio - D.
    • Handle: RePEc:qua:journl:v:7:y:2010:i:1:p:7-40
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    Keywords

    Migracion; muestreo basado en decisiones de personas; educacion.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other

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