Determinantes macroeconómicos regionales de la migración mexicana

Regional macroeconomic determinants of Mexican migration

Jorge Mendoza

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Abstract: This article estimates the macroeconomic determinants of Mexican migration to the U.S.A., using information on the regional economic characteristics of the Mexican states, in a context of economic integration with the U.S. economy. A cross sectional database at the regional level is used to estimate a weighted least squares regression. The results show that the ratio of the U.S.A.’s PIB to Mexico’s states PIB showed a positive effect on migration,suggesting regional economic determinants for migration. In this case, the PIB per cápita had a negative effect, which implies that the poorest states experienced incentives for migration. Additionally, state unemployment rates and permanent migrant stocks exhibited a positive effect on the rates of migration growth at the state level in Mexico, supporting the approaches that consider those variables as factors for migration. The variables reflecting the impact of economic liberalization were not conclusive, although foreign direct investment exhibited a positive coefficient with respect to migration growth.

Keywords: 1. international migration; 2. macroeconomics; 3. regional economics; 4. labor mobility; 5. employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J01 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006, Revised 2006
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Published in Migraciones Internacionales 4.3(2006): pp. 118-145

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