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Guest Worker Programs and Human Capital Investment: The Bracero Program in Mexico, 1942–1964

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Guest worker programs are often criticized for worker maltreatment. Income earned could, however, benefit migrants. I examine the impact of the Bracero Program, a guest worker program between Mexico and the United States in the mid-20th century, on human capital investments. I use proximity to recruitment centers as an instrument for migration. The opening and closing of centers, due to changes in international bargaining power, provides exogenous variation. Estimates show that bracero migration caused increases in primary school enrollments, the provision of primary schools, and spending on education by state governments.

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  • Edward Kosack, 2021. "Guest Worker Programs and Human Capital Investment: The Bracero Program in Mexico, 1942–1964," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 56(2), pages 570-599.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:56:y:2021:i:2:p:570-599
    Note: DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.2.0616-8015R2
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    1. David Escamilla-Guerrero, 2020. "Revisiting Mexican migration in the Age of Mass Migration: New evidence from individual border crossings," Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(4), pages 207-225, October.
    2. Caballero, María Esther & Cadena, Brian C. & Kovak, Brian K., 2023. "The international transmission of local economic shocks through migrant networks," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
    3. Bocquier, Philippe & Cha’Ngom, Narcisse & Docquier, Frédéric & Machado, Joël, 2023. "The Within-Country Distribution of Brain Drain and Brain Gain Effects: A Case Study on Senegal," IZA Discussion Papers 16497, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Cha’Ngom, Narcisse & Deuster, Christoph & Docquier, Frédéric & Machado, Joël, 2023. "Selective Migration and Economic Development: A Generalized Approach," IZA Discussion Papers 16222, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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