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Table 2 Descriptive statistics: Men and Women

From: Self-selection patterns among return migrants: Mexico 1990-2010

 

1990

2000

2010

 

S

RM

S

RM

S

RM

Men

      

N

1,643,304

4,537

2,143,446

29,165

2,584,619

85,208

Rural

0.26

0.32

0.22

0.35

0.20

0.39

Years of Schooling

6.87

6.76

8.30

7.65

9.46

8.12

Log hourly wage

3.18

3.62

3.02

3.15

3.20

3.11

Women

      

N

1,790,280

2,331

2,393,433

9,155

2,936,933

23,483

Rural

0.25

0.20

0.21

0.24

0.21

0.27

Years of Schooling

5.90

7.27

7.70

8.63

9.09

9.37

Log hourly wage

3.22

3.72

3.03

3.27

3.20

3.25

  1. Notes: S denotes stayers and RM return migrants. The sample is restricted to individuals who are 20–59 years old. Our calculation of wages excludes unknown or invalid wages. Hourly wages are in constant pesos as of June 2010 according to the Consumer Price Index of Banco de Mexico.