Can migration reduce educational attainment? Evidence from Mexico

Journal of Population Economics - Tập 24 - Trang 1331-1358 - 2010
David McKenzie1,2,3,4, Hillel Rapoport5,6,7
1MSN MC3-307, The World Bank, Washington, USA
2BREAD, Cambridge, USA
3CReAM, London, UK
4IZA, Bonn, Germany
5Center for International Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
6Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
7EQUIPPE, University of Lille II, Lille, France

Tóm tắt

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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