Why is the Roy-Borjas model unable to predict international migrant selection on education? : evidence from urban and rural Mexico / Stefan Leopold, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold ; editor: Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

Leopold, StefanRuhose, JensWiederhold, SimonLeibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle2025-05-302023kxp: 185419853Xhttps://epflicht.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/handle/123456789/12909185419853Xurn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-9811763270034The Roy-Borjas model predicts that international migrants are less educated than nonmigrants because the returns to education are generally higher in developing (migrant-sending) than in developed (migrant-receiving) countries. However, empirical evidence often shows the opposite. Using the case of Mexico-U.S. migration, we show that this inconsistency between predictions and empirical evidence can be resolved when the human capital of migrants is assessed using a two-dimensional measure of occupational skills rather than by educational attainment. Thus, focusing on a single skill dimension when investigating migrant selection can lead to misleading conclusions about the underlying economic incentives and behavioral models of migration.1 Online-Ressource (III, 20, A4 Seiten, 0,87 MB)enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/educationinternational migrationoccupational skillsselection330Why is the Roy-Borjas model unable to predict international migrant selection on education? : evidence from urban and rural Mexico / Stefan Leopold, Jens Ruhose, Simon Wiederhold ; editor: Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz AssociationBook