Colombian immigrants in the United States of America : education levels, job qualifications and the decision to go back home

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dc.audiencePolicymakerseng
dc.audienceResearcherseng
dc.audienceStudentseng
dc.audienceTeacherseng
dc.coverage.sucursalBogotáeng
dc.creatorMedina-Durango, Carlos Albertoeng
dc.creatorPosso-Suárez, Christian Manueleng
dc.creator.firmaChristian Possospa
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-01T08:30:10Zeng
dc.date.available2011-06-01T08:30:10Zeng
dc.date.created2011-06-01eng
dc.date.issued2011-06eng
dc.descriptionEste artículo muestra que los emigrantes colom¬bianos que retornaron al país desde los Estados Unidos entre 1990 y 2005, eran en promedio menos educados que los que decidieron permanecer en ese país. Este hecho ha contribuido a atenuar la selec¬ción positiva de colombianos que emigran a ese país, y como resultado, ha aumentado la salida neta de capital humano (la llamada fuga de cerebros). Aunque los datos no permiten incluir la calidad del trabajo que los emigrantes colombianos desem¬peñan en los Estados Unidos como determinante de la decisión de retornar, sí permiten mostrar que ellos desempeñan usualmente oficios que requieren de habilidades a la altura de su educación. También se presenta evidencia que muestra que Colombia es un exportador neto del 5% de su población con universidad o posgrado.eng
dc.description.abstractThis document shows that Colombian immigrants, who returned to the country from the United States between 1990 and 2005, were on average less well-educated than those who decided to stay in the U.S. This is a fact that has contributed to emphasizing the positive selection made by Colombians when choosing the U.S. as their destination, and, as a result, has increased the net flight of human capital (the so-called brain drain). Although data does not allow us to include the quality of the jobs that immigrants are performing in the U.S. as a determinant of the decision to return, it allows us to show that Colombian immigrants are usually engaged in jobs that require qualifications commensurate with the level of education. We also provide evidence that Colombia is a net exporter of 5% of its population with a university or post-graduate degree.eng
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dc.identifier.handlehttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12134/6434spa
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/6434
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBanco de la República de Colombiaeng
dc.relation.doihttps://doi.org/10.32468/Espe.6501spa
dc.relation.dotechttps://ideas.repec.org/a/col/000107/009970.htmlspa
dc.relation.ispartofArtículos de revistaeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRevista Ensayos Sobre Política Económicaeng
dc.relation.issn0120-4483eng
dc.relation.isversionofRevista Ensayos Sobre Política Económica; Vol. 29. No. 65. Junio, 2011. Pág.: 12-59.eng
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dc.rights.accessRightsOpen Accesseng
dc.rights.ccAtribucion-NoComercial-CompartirIgual CC BY-NC-SA 4.0eng
dc.rights.spaAcceso abiertospa
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/eng
dc.source.bibliographicCitationAhmed, B.; Robinson, J. “Estimates of Emigration of the Foreign-born Population: 1980-1990”, Population Division Working Paper, num. 9, U.S. Census Bureau, 1994.eng
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dc.source.handleRepecRepEc:bdr:ensayo:v:29:y:2011:i:65:p:12-59spa
dc.subjectMigración internacionaleng
dc.subjectEmigrantes retornadoseng
dc.subjectHabilidades por tareaseng
dc.subjectSesgo de contaminacióneng
dc.subject.jelF20 - International Factor Movements and International Business: Generaleng
dc.subject.jelF22 - International Migrationeng
dc.subject.jelC49 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics: Othereng
dc.subject.jelspaF20 - Movimientos internacionales de factores y actividad económica internacional: Generalidadeseng
dc.subject.jelspaF22 - Migraciones internacionaleseng
dc.subject.jelspaC49 - Métodos econométricos y estadísticos: temas especiales: Otroseng
dc.subject.keywordInternational migrationeng
dc.subject.keywordReturned migrantseng
dc.subject.keywordTask qualificationeng
dc.subject.keywordContamination biaseng
dc.subject.lembInmigrantes colombianos -- Estados Unidoseng
dc.subject.lembInmigrantes colombianos -- Aspectos socioeconómicos -- Estados Unidoseng
dc.subject.lembInmigrantes colombianos -- Educación -- Estados Unidoseng
dc.subject.lembEstatus profesional -- Migración e inmigración -- Estados Unidoseng
dc.titleColombian immigrants in the United States of America : education levels, job qualifications and the decision to go back homeeng
dc.title.alternativeInmigrantes colombianos en Estados Unidos : educación, calificación laboral y decisión de retornareng
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.type.hasversionPublished Versioneng
dc.type.spaArtículoeng

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