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Title:

Temporary Migration and Skill Upgrading: Evidence from Mexican Migrants

Author(s):
Steffen Reinhold, Kevin Thom
Abstract:
This paper explores the extent to which temporary Mexican migrants upgrade theirskills while working in the United States. The vast majority of the migration that weobserve is undertaken without documents. In contrast to Lacuesta (2006), we findthat labor market performance in Mexico is positively related to one's accumulatedmigration experience in the United States. Self-selection of high-skilled individualsinto migration does not drive this result. We also investigate the possible mechanismsby...     »
Keywords:
Arbeitspapier/Diskussionspapier
Year:
2009
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