Autosseleção de imigrantes de retorno : evidências para o Brasil de 2000 a 2010

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the self-selection of return migration in Brazil from 2000 to 2010. The analysis is based on the methodology used by Borjas and Bratsberg (1996) and explores a set of micro data from the 2010 Census. Estimating relative wages and analyzing the impact of migration costs for the Brazilian case, it was found that the flow of return migration is positively selected, ie, composed, in general, for individuals who have skills above the national average. We present evidence that immigrants return have on average higher wages than individuals that did not migrate. Regarding the selection of the initial sample migration refutes up negative self-selection hypothesis Borjas, where the less skilled are more likely to migrate to countries with high returns to skills for countries with low returns to skills. These findings have important implications for studies on the impact of immigrants on the return of the Brazilian labor market.