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The study examines whether less skilled workers are more likely to migrate from Mexico to the U.S. by testing the negative-selection hypothesis.

International Migration, Self‐Selection, and the Distribution of Wages: Evidence from Mexico and the United States

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The study examines whether less skilled workers are more likely to migrate from Mexico to the U.S. by testing the negative-selection hypothesis.
Analyzed data from the 1990 and 2000 population censuses of Mexico and the U.S.
Compared educational levels of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. with nonmigrants in Mexico.
Evaluated wage distributions based on current skill prices in Mexico.
Mexican immigrants in the U.S. are more educated than nonmigrants in Mexico.
If paid according to Mexico's skill prices, immigrants would fall in the middle of the wage distribution.
Findings contradict the negative-selection hypothesis, indicating intermediate selection.

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Randomized trial tests wage distribution among Mexican immigrants versus nonmigrants in Mexico, suggesting intermediate selection.

Chiquiar et al. (2005) studied this question.

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