Resumen de Male Migration and Femal Labor Market Attachment: New Evidence from the Mexican Family Life Survey.

Qing Wang

• This study examines the impact of male migration to the United States on female labor market outcomes in Mexico, using the longitudinal data set from the Mexican Family Life Survey. I differentiate between domestic and cross-border migration, as well as other types of absence, and account for their differential effects. The firstdifference approach is employed to address the econometric issues of endogeneity and self-selection. Findings show that the effects of crossborder migration on the labor market outcomes of left-behind women appear to be limited in the short term. Domestic migration is not a major factor that influences the labor market outcomes of women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]