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Can migration reduce educational attainment? Evidence from Mexico
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This paper examines the impact of migration on educational attainment in rural Mexico. Using historical migration rates to instrument for current migration, we find evidence of a significant negative effect of migration on schooling attendance and attainment. IV-censored ordered probits show that living in a migrant household lowers the chances of boys completing junior high school and of boys and girls completing high school. We find that the observed decrease in schooling of 16- to 18-year-olds is accounted for by current migration of boys and increased housework for girls.
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- Authors
- McKenzie, D., & Rapoport, H.
- Venue
- Journal of Population Economics
- Published
- 2010-04-06
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1331-1358
- ISSN
- 0933-1433 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1475
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- W2141783466
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- 558
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- 81.38
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- en
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