Explaining gender differences in migrant sorting: evidence from Canada-US migration

David Escamilla Guerrero, Miko Lepistö and Chris Minns
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: David Escamilla-Guerrero

Economic History Working Papers from London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History

Abstract: This paper uses newly digitized border crossing records from the early 20th century to study the destination choice of female and male French Canadian migrants to the United States. Immigrant sorting across destinations was strikingly different between women and men. Absolute returns to skill dominate in explaining sorting among men, while job search costs and access to ethnic networks were more important for single women. Married women were typically tied to a spouse whose labour market opportunities determined the joint destination, and were much less responsive to destination characteristics as a result.

Keywords: migration; sorting; gender; Canada; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 N31 N32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2022-11-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-gen, nep-his, nep-lab, nep-mig and nep-ure
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