Colombian and South American Immigrants in the United States of America: Education Levels, Job Qualifications and the Decision to Go Back Home

Número: 
572
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
F20, F22, C49
Palabras clave: 
International Migration, Returned Migrants, Task Qualification, Contamination Bias.

This document provides evidence to show that Colombia is a net exporter of 5% of its population with a university or post-graduate degree, while Argentina, Brazil and Chile are net importers of people with a similar level of education. We find that those