Can Migration Foster Development in Mexico? The Case of Poverty and Inequality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9953887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agustín Escobar Latapí (Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 75-113 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Migration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00583.x |
| OpenAlex | W1996560192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 10 |
The impact of migration on development can be analysed from a number of perspectives. This article focuses on poverty and inequality. It assesses the relative contribution of migrants to Mexico′s economy through remittances, compared to other Latin American countries; analyses the distributional impact of remittances (with an emphasis on the poor), and compares this impact to the counterfactual impact of migrants’ stay‐at‐home income. It explains the processes leading to scant economic success rates among poor international migrants. Finally, it describes the nature and impact of current Mexican migrant‐oriented policies, and recommends a shift in focus, to lessen emigration, increase the income of migrants, promote returns, and bolster the economic impact of returning migrants
Counterfactual thinking · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic inequality · Economics · Emigration · Inequality · Latin Americans · Political science · Poverty · Global trade and economics · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2022 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |