Paul Winters|Alain de Janvry|Élisabeth Sadoulet
Family and Community Networks in Mexico-U.S. Migration
International Fund for Agricultural Development|University of California, Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley
households decision send migrants based information entry costs expected returns risks migration information assistance flow family migrant networks community migrant networks using data national survey rural mexican households show importance networks decision migrate level migration find community family networks substitutes assisting migration suggesting migration well established community family networks become less important addition development strong community networks erases role household characteristics migration allowing initially least favored also participate migration finally show network density points destination united states strongly affects individuals choose migrate