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Reproducibility package for Migration, Families, and Counterfactual Families

2023
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Reference ID
RR_USA_2023_43-v01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.60572/e6sq-sp82
Author(s)
Simone Bertoli, David McKenzie, Elie Murard
Collections
World Bank Policy Research Working Papers
Metadata
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Created on
Nov 30, 2023
Last modified
Mar 19, 2024
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    Abstract

    Migration changes how families form and dissolve, and how we conceptualize the family. This has implications for thinking about how we model the migration decision when individuals are unable to picture the counterfactual families they may have. Differences in marital status can induce two otherwise identical individuals to make different migration decisions. It also has implications for attempts to causally estimate impacts of migration, when the family composition changes with the migration decision itself. We show empirically that changing marital status after migration is widespread, and that the traditional model of a fixed family sending off a migrant who remains part of that same family only describes a minority of migrants moving from developing countries to the U.S. This paper draws out lessons from thinking about counterfactual families for empirical research and for migration policy.

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    Readme Get Reproducibility Package
    Link: https://reproducibility.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/84/download/214/README.pdf
    Reproducibility package (data and code) for Migration, Families, and Counterfactual Families
    Title
    Reproducibility package (data and code) for Migration, Families, and Counterfactual Families
    Date
    2023-11
    Description
    The code in this folder generates the tables and figures in the paper "Migration, families, and counterfactual families” by Simone Bertoli, David McKenzie, and Elie Murard
    Dependencies
    All dependencies are stored in the ado folder.
    Instructions
    See README in reproducibility package.
    Notes
    Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DIME) Analytics team, World Bank.
    Source code repository
    Repository name URI
    Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) https://reproducibility.worldbank.org
    Software
    Stata
    Name
    Stata
    Version
    17

    Reproducibility

    Technology environment

    Paper exhibits were attempted to be reproduced in a computer with the following specifications:
    – OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
    – Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1145G7 CPU @ 2.60GHz
    – Memory available: 15.7 GB
    – Software version: Stata version 17

    Technology requirements

    ~5 min runtime

    Reproduction instructions

    To run the script, new users only need to change the directory of the Main do file.

    Data

    Datasets
    American Community Survey (ACS)
    Name
    American Community Survey (ACS)
    Note
    Filename: ACS_collapsed_2008_2021 American Community Survey (ACS) downloaded from IPUMS USA.
    Access policy
    Published with package
    Data URL
    https://usa.ipums.org/usa/acs.shtml
    National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)
    Name
    National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)
    Note
    Filename: ENOE_2005_2018.dta National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (ENOE)
    Access policy
    Published with package
    Data URL
    https://www.inegi.org.mx/programas/enoe/15ymas/
    Data statement

    All data used in the study is publicly available and can be found in the reproducibility package. The reproducibility package runs from intermediate data. These data has been prepared by the authors who have combined datasets for the entire period and have specifically chosen the variables necessary for their analysis. This intermediate data is stored in the 'data' folder. Additionally, the 'README' file includes a detailed list of all the variables that have been utilized in the analysis.

    Description

    Output
    Migration, Families, and Counterfactual Families
    Type
    Working Paper
    Title
    Migration, Families, and Counterfactual Families
    Authors
    Simone Bertoli, David McKenzie, and Elie Murard
    Description
    Policy Research Working Paper (PRWP) 10626
    URL
    http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099330212052366138/IDU0724d761b0c05d040a20b8f40261a46f47247
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10626
    Authors
    Author Affiliation Email
    Simone Bertoli Université Clermont Auvergne simone.bertoli@uca.fr
    David McKenzie World Bank dmckenzie@worldbank.org
    Elie Murard University of Trento elie.murard@unitn.it
    Date of production

    2023-11

    Scope and coverage

    Geographic locations
    Location Code
    United States USA
    Mexico MEX
    India IND
    Philippines PHL
    China CHN
    Middle East and North Africa MENA
    Keywords
    Migration family formation counterfactual reasoning status quo bias remittances
    Topics
    ID Topic Parent topic ID Vocabulary Vocabulary URI
    J12 Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse J1 Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)
    J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination J1 Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)
    J61 Geographic Labor Mobility • Immigrant Workers J6 Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)
    O15 Human Resources • Human Development • Income Distribution • Migration O1 Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)

    Disclaimer

    Disclaimer

    The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

    Access and rights

    License
    Name URI
    Modified BSD3 https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    David McKenzie World Bank dmckenzie@worldbank.org
    Reproducibility WBG World Bank reproducibility@worldbank.org

    Information on metadata

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Reyes Retana MRR World Bank Junior Data Scientist
    Date of Production

    2023-11-28

    Document version

    1

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