Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1331-1358 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | Journal of Population Economics |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- Educational attainments
- Mexico
- Migration