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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús author Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica author Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica author 2008 The productive characteristics of migrating individuals, emigrant selection, affect welfare. The empirical estimation of the degree of selection suffers from a lack of complete and nationally representative data. This paper uses a new and better dataset to address both issues: the ENET (Mexican Labor Survey), which identifies emigrants right before they leave and allows a direct comparison to non-migrants. This dataset presents a relevant dichotomy: it shows on average negative selection for Mexican emigrants to the United States for the period 2000-2004 together with positive selection in Mexican emigration out of rural Mexico to the United States in the same period. Three theories that could explain this dichotomy are tested. Whereas higher skill prices in Mexico than in the US are enough to explain negative selection in urban Mexico, its combination with network effects and wealth constraints is required to account for positive selection in rural Mexico. Emigració i immigració Riquesa Wealth constraints, skill prices or networks : what determines emigrant selection?