Mexican Immigration to the United States

Mexican Immigration to the United States
George J. Borjas, editor

Some chapters may have appeared as NBER Working Papers, which are preliminary versions of the published papers.

Table of Contents:

Introduction, p. 1-12
George J. Borjas


1. The Evolution of the Mexican-Born Workforce in the United States, p. 13-55
George J. Borjas and Lawrence F. Katz


2. Gender and Assimilation among Mexican Americans, p. 57-106
Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn


3. Mexican Assimilation in the United States, p. 107-122
Edward P. Lazear


4. Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States, p. 123-158
Robert W. Fairlie and Christopher Woodruff


5. Mexican Immigration and Self-Selection: New Evidence from the 2000 Mexican Census, p. 159-192
Pablo Ibarraran and Darren Lubotsky


6. The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants during the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts, p. 193-227
David Card and Ethan G. Lewis


7. Ethnic Identification, Intermarriage, and Unmeasured Progress by Mexican Americans, p. 229-267
Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo


8. Impacts of Policy Reforms on Labor Migration from Rural Mexico to the United States, p. 269-288
Susan M. Richter, J. Edward Taylor, and Antonio Yśnez-Naude


9. Emigration, Labor Supply, and Earnings in Mexico, p. 289-328
Gordon H. Hanson