Self-Selection of Return Migrants in Brazil and Inequality

Authors

  • Silvio H. T. Tai RITM - University Paris XI Sud, France and Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Ana Carolina B. M. Ribeiro Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1413-8050/ea146640

Keywords:

Inequality, Return Migration, Self-selection, Brazil

Abstract

This paper investigates self-selection of returnees migrants in Brazil, from 2001 to 2010. We find evidence of the impact of inequality on selfselection through two opposing channels. First, migrations costs prevent low-skilled individuals from emigrating, which support positive selection. This selection is accentuated in locations with high inequality. Secondly, we find that low-skilled individuals have wage incentives to emigrate from states with relative high inequality, implying a negative impact on selection. All in all, we find more important effects of migration costs, with the predominance of positive selection

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Author Biography

  • Ana Carolina B. M. Ribeiro, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
    Ph.D. candidate at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

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Published

2016-09-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Papers

How to Cite

Tai, S. H. T., & Ribeiro, A. C. B. M. (2016). Self-Selection of Return Migrants in Brazil and Inequality. Economia Aplicada, 20(3), 311-331. https://doi.org/10.11606/1413-8050/ea146640