Return Migration to Mexico
Does Health Matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10967992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Arenas (0000-0002-9478-9449, University of California, Los Angeles), N Goldman (0000-0003-2865-9491, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, 243 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA, corresponding author), Anne R Pebley (0000-0002-9210-6421, University of California, Los Angeles), Graciela Teruel (0000-0002-4768-8610, Universidad Iberoamericana, AC, México DF, México) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1853-1868 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13524-015-0429-7 |
| PMID | 26385111 |
| OpenAlex | W1706958876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 68 |
| References cited | 32 |
We use data from three rounds of the Mexican Family Life Survey to examine whether migrants in the United States returning to Mexico in the period 2005–2012 have worse health than those remaining in the United States. Despite extensive interest by demographers in health-related selection, this has been a neglected area of study in the literature on U.S.-Mexico migration, and the few results to date have been contradictory and inconclusive. Using five self-reported health variables collected while migrants resided in the United States and subsequent migration history, we find direct evidence of higher probabilities of return migration for Mexican migrants in poor health as well as lower probabilities of return for migrants with improving health. These findings are robust to the inclusion of potential confounders reflecting the migrants’ demographic characteristics, economic situation, family ties, and origin and destination characteristics. We anticipate that in the coming decade, health may become an even more salient issue in migrants’ decisions about returning to Mexico, given the recent expansion in access to health insurance in Mexico
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| Unique citing works | 68 |
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| Citations per year | 6,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 67 |