Self-Selection of Return Migrants in Brazil and Inequality

Self-Selection of Return Migrants in Brazil and Inequality

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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 sapatilha infantil prata glitter 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 kbrovet-ca1 chewable tablets for dogs 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.