Publications

Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations are listed by year of publication and then alphabetized by author's last name:
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 (2020)

 

 

Paredes Orozco, Guillermo "The Role of Community Context Factors in Explaining International Migrant Flows and their Composition: Three Studies Based on the Mexico-U.S. Case." Ph.D. Dissertation in Sociology. The Ohio State University. 2020.
   

 (2019)

 

 

Castro Torres, Andrés Felipe "Half A Century Of Migration And Family Formation In Latin America And The Caribbean" (2019). Ph.D. Dissertation in Demography. University of Pennsylvania. Publicly Accessible Penn Dissertations. 3420.
https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/3420
   

Montoya Ortíz, Merari Stephanie

"Migración internacional de retorno de Estados Unidos de América a México: 2004-2009 y 2009-2014". PhD. Dissertation in Population Studies. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo. Instituto de Ciencas Sociales y Humanidades. Download PDF

   

 

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 (2016)

 

 

Vignau Loría, María

"The health of returned migrants in Mexico". MA Thesis. Sociology Department. University of Washington. 

   

 

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 (2015)

   
Escamilla-Guerrero, David "Can remittances improve the household's well-being? Evidence from 150 Mexican communities." MSc Dissertation, Economics Department, University of Essex. Download PDF

 

 

Mora Téllez, Ricardo

"Incremento en los Riesgos Asociados al Cruce Fronterizo Clandestino y Tiempo de Permanencia de los Migrantes Indocumentados 1965-2008." PhD. Dissertation, Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales, El Colegio de México. Download PDF

   

 

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 (2014)

 

 

Nawrotzki, Raphael J.

"Climate Change as a Migration Driver in Mexico, 1986-99." PhD. Dissertation, Sociology Department. University of Coulador at Boulder.

   

Paredes Orozco, Guillermo

"Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: The Different Roles of Migrant Networks." MA Thesis Sociology Department. Ohio State University.

   

 

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 (2013)

 

 

Held, Mary

"A Study of Remittances from Central America and Mexican Labor Migrants in the United States: A Family-Level Approach to Economic Well-Being." School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin.

   
Martínez Curiel, Enrique "Los que se van y los que se quedan ante la educación. Estudio sobre las aspiraciones y logros educativos de los hijos de inmigrantes mexicanos en California y de los que se quedaron en Ameca, Jalisco." Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Doctorado en Antropología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, Junio 2013.
   

 

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(2012)

 

 

Pelto, Debra J.

"Intimate Negotiations: The Political Economy of Gender, Sex, and Family among Mexican Immigrants in New York City." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University.

 

 

 

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(2011)

 

 

Sheehan, Connor

"Migration and Informal versus Formal Business Creation in Mexico." Master Thesis, Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder.

   

Ullman, S. Heidi

"Perspectives on Social Inequality, Migration, and Health: Three Essays on Mexico." PhD. Dissertation, Office of Population Research, Princeton University.

 

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(2010)

 

 

Amgott, Jonathan

"The Lobby that Cried Wolf: Restrictive Immigration Reform Does Cost the American Agricultural Industry." Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University.

 

 

Chunyu, Miao

"A Comparative Study of Chinese and Mexican Immigrants' Economic Incorporation in the United States." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology. University at Albany, State University of New York.

 

 

Hong, Gihoon

"U.S. and Domestic Migration Decisions of Mexican Workers." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Economics. University of Virginia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2009)

 

 

Lombardini, Simone

"Flussi Migratori e Sviluppo: L'effeto Delle Migrazioni Sul Livello Distruzione in Mexxico." Master Thesis, Universita' Degli Studi Di Milano - Bicocca, Facoltá di Economia.

 

 

Rodriguez Zamora, Carolina

"An Unintended Consequence of Border Enforcement." Chapter Dissertation. Department of Economics, University of Texas at Austin.

 

 

Thom, Kevin

"Three Essays on Circular Mexican Migration." PhD. Dissertation, Economics Department, John Hopkins University.

 

 

Rodrigez Zamora, Carolina

"Three Essays in Labor Economics and Public Finance." PhD. Dissertation, Economics Department, The University of Texas at Austin.

 

 

 

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(2008)

 

 

Ennis, Paulina

"Banking the Mexican Immigrant Population: Analysis of Profiling Variables." Master's Thesis in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, Columbia University. (Link to Thesis)

 

 

García Landa, Felipe

"Análisis de las decisiones de familias migrantes. Estudio de caso: municipios de alta migración del estado de Nuevo León." Tesis de licenciatura en Economía, ITAM.

 

 

 

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(2007)

 

 

Antman, Francisca M.

"Migration and the Mexican Family: Exploring the Consequences for Those Left Behind." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Stanford University.

 

 

Cobo, Salvador D.

"Las reinserciones laborales y las movilidades ocupacionales de los migrantes internacionales de retorno: un análisis empírico en algunas comunidades rurales, ciudades medias y zonas metropolitanas de México." Tesis de Doctorado en Estudios de Población, Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales, El Colegio de México.

 

 

Coon, Jeremy T.

"Migration, Remittances and Sustainable Community Development in Mexico." PhD. Dissertation, Interdisciplinary Studies, Tulane University.

 

 

Flores Avila, Alma Leticia

"Los impactos de la migración internacional urbana: el caso de una colonia popular." Tesis de Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Guadalajara.

 

 

Galetto, Valeria

"Migration and Local Development in Two Mexican Rural Communities." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

 

 

Gillman, Blake

"Linking Development to Migration in Mexico." Senior Honors Thesis, Warton School, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Hartley, Mia

"Mexican Immigration and the Use of Remittances: Consumptive vs Productive Spending and the Women Left Behind." Undergraduate Research Opportunity Thesis, University of Minnesota, Duluth.

 

 

Ku, Hyejin

"Essays on migration, trade, and language." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Cornell University.

 

 

Sánchez, Ernesto

"Redes migratorias y mercado de trabajo Sinaloenses en Los Angeles." Tesis de Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Guadalajara.

 

 

Sorensen, Todd A.

"Three Essays in Labor Economics. Chapter 2: The Effects of Border Enforcement on Migrants Border Crossing Choices: Diversion or Deterrence?" PhD. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Arizona.

 

 

Steinke, Stacie

"Explaining and Analyzing the Remittance Network of Mexican Immigrants, 1995 - 2005." Master Thesis, International Studies, DePaul University.

 

 

 

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 (2006)

 

 

Dick, Hilary P.

"After God, El Norte: Developing a Discourse-Centered Approach to Migration." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Innis-Jimenez, Michael D.

"Persisting in the Shadow of Steel: Community Formation and Survival in Mexican South Chicago, 1919-1939." PhD. Dissertation, Department of History, University of Iowa.

 

 

Lima Barranco, Rubén

"Plan de negocios para la creación de una empresa dedicada a la vivienda." Tesis de Maestría, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

 

 

Tello Franco, Héctor

"Impacto macroeconómico en México y microeconómico en el municipio de San Andrés Cholula." Tesis de Maestría, Estudios sobre Estados Unidos de Norteamérica. Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales e Historia, Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla.

 

 

 

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(2005)

 

 

Fernández, Alexa

"Mexican Migrants and Their Use of Social Services in the U.S." Masters in Public Policy, Georgetown Institute of Public Policy, Georgetown University.

   

Flores, Nadia Y.

"The Interrelation Between Social Context, Social Structure, and Social Capital of International Migration Flows from Mexico to the United States: The Case of Guanajuato." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Palacios Espinosa, Rocio

"Las políticas estatales de California como mecanismos de exclusión del sistema de salud: el caso de los migrantes mexicanos." Tesis de Maestría, Estudios sobre Estados Unidos de Norteamérica. Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales e Historia, Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de las Américas Puebla.

 

 

Riosmena, Fernando

"Within, Between, and Beyond Space-Time: Three Essays on Latin America-United States Migratory Dynamics. PhD. Dissertation, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

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(2004)

 

 

Colussi, Aldo

"An Estimate Model of Illegal Mexican Immigration." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Malone, Nolan J.

"A Whole New Ball Game: An Analysis of the Legalization Processes Faved by Mexican Migrants to the United States in the Post-Bracero Era." PhD. Dissertation, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Romo Viramontes, Raúl

"Migración y envejecimiento de la población: el caso de Durango 1950-2000." Tesis de Licenciatura en Geografía, Universidad de Guadalajara.

 

 

 

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(2003)

 

 

Cabrera Díaz, María del Carmen

"Influencia de la migración internacional, México-Estados Unidos, en el calendario de la nupcialidad." Tesis de Maestría en Demografía, Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales, El Colegio de México.

 

 

Finley, Ashely Paige

"Are they the poorest of the poor? Examining capital accumulation among female-headed households in Mexico." PhD. Dissertation, Sociology Department, University of Iowa.

 

 

Livingston, Gretchen

"Does Membership Have Its Privileges? Gender, Social Capital and Employment Outcomes Among Mexican Immigrants." PhD. Dissertation, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Pren, Karen A.

"America's Border Death Trap: Geographic Change and Patterns of Migrant Deaths Along the U.S.-Mexico Border." Master Thesis, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Sana, Mariano

"International Monetary Transfers: Three Essays on Migrant Decision-Making." PhD. Dissertation, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Sandorff, Erik

"Mexican Immigrants' Connection to their Home Communities Before and After the Hardening of the U.S. Border." Master Thesis, Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

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(2002)

 

 

Cobo, Salvador D.

"Migración circular y la movilidad ocupacional de los jefes de hogar migrantes en México regresando a casa." Tesis de Maestría en Demografía, Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales, El Colegio de México.

 

 

Flores, Nadia Y.

"Place of Origin and Social Networks of Migration from Mexico to the United States." Master Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Fomby, Paula W.

"Starting Points: Households of Origin and Mexico-U.S. Migration." Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

 

Gupta, Payal

"Marriage at a Distance: Spouse Separation and the Migrant Family." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology and Graduate Group of Demography Departments, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Quinn, Michael A.

"Essays on the Migration, Remittance and Savings Behavior of Mexican Workers." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

 

 

Sánchez, Ernesto

"Inserción laboral de Poblanos en California, 1900-2000." Tesis de Maestría en Estudios de Estados Unidos y Canadá, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa.

 

 

Stack, Trevor

"Places that Have History: The Public Knowledge of Mexican Towns." PhD. Dissertation, Depatrment of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Van-Wey, Leah Karin

"A Comparative Study of Migration in Mexico and Thailand." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

 

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(2001)

 

 

McConnell, Eileen Diaz

"Th Influence of Context: Regional Analyses of the Mexican Immigrant Experience in the United States." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Notre Dame.

 

 

Shutika, Debra L.

"Bodies in Motio: Mexican Migration, Embodied Experience and the Sense of Place." PhD. Dissertation, Graduate Group in Folklore and Folk Life, University of Pennsylvania.

 

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(1999)

 

 

Aguilera, Michael B.

"The Labor Market Outcomes of Undocumented and Documented Immigrants: A Social and Human Capital Comparison." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook.

 

 

Boruchoff, Judith

"Creating Continuity Across Borders: Reconfiguring the Spaces of Community, State and Culture in Guerrero, Mexico and Chicago." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago.

 

 

 

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 (1998)

 

 

Espinosa, Victor M.

"El dilema del retorno: migración, género y pertenencia en un contexto transacional." Tesis de Maestría en Antropología, El Colegio de Michoacán y el Colegio de Jalisco.

 

 

Flores, Nadia Y.

"Solidarity, Reciprocity, and Gender in Mexican Migration to the United States: A Case Study." B.A. Honor's Thesis, Social Sciences, University of California - Irvine.

 

 

Kandel, William

"Themporary U.S. Migration and Children's Educational Outcomes." PhD. Dissertation (Unpublished), Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.

 

 

Perez Godoy, S. Mara

"Social Movements and International Migration: The Mexican Diaspora Seeks Inclusion in Mexico's Political Affairs, 1968-1998." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.

 

 

Phillips, Julie A.

"Three Essays Examining Causes and Consequences of Two Urban Social Challenges." PhD. Dissertation in Demography and Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania.

 

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(1997)

 

 

Espinosa, Kristin E.

"Helping Hands: Social Capital and the Undocumented Migration of Mexican Men to the United States." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.

 

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(1996)

 

 

Zahniser, Steven

"The Effects of Family Networks on Mexico-U.S. Migration." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder.

 

 

 

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(1995)

 

 

Deléchat, Corinne C.

"Mexican Labor Migration to the United States: Determinants, Labor Market Outcomes, and Dynamics." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Georgetown University.

 

 

Kanaiaupuni, Shawn M.

"Women and Migration: Household Organizational Strategies of Mexican Fmilies." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.

   
Lindstrom, David P. "The Relationship Between Temporary U.S. Migration and Fertility in a Rural Mexican Township." PhD. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.

 

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(1992)

 

 

García España, Felipe

"Determinants of Internal and International Migration from Rural Areas of México." PhD. Dissertation, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

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(1986)

 

 

Mullan, Brendan P.

"Mexican Migrants in the U.S. Labor Market: A Study of Occupational Mobility." PhD. Dissertation, Graduate Group in Demography, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

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