Highly Qualified Mexican Migration: 1990-2013

The phenomenon of highly qualified Mexican migration has received little attention, and even less has been given to migrants with post-graduate studies. This is principally due to the scarcity of information sources to directly examine the number of qualified migrants worldwide and their characteris...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gaspar, Selene, Chávez, Mónica Guadalupe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/53932
Acceso en línea:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/53932
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:migración calificada
inmigrantes calificados
posgraduados
nivel de escolaridad
capital humano
Qualified migration
qualified immigrants
post-graduate studies
education level
human capital
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Sumario:The phenomenon of highly qualified Mexican migration has received little attention, and even less has been given to migrants with post-graduate studies. This is principally due to the scarcity of information sources to directly examine the number of qualified migrants worldwide and their characteristics. This paper offers an indirect estimate of the number of qualified Mexicans residing abroad, a figure estimated at 2.22 million in 2013. Drawing on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, this research analyzes the trends of highly qualified Mexican immigrants in the United States in 1990-2013. It also presents a descriptive analysis with ACS 2011-2013 data for migrants with post-graduate studies in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).