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Impact Of Migrant Remittances On The Footwear Industry In Guanajuato

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  • Karla Liliana Haro-Zea

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This research examines the perception footwear industry workers in the State of Guanajuato. The paper also explores the impact of migrant remittances on the industry. The most important region in Mexico for its footwear production is the State of Guanajuato. It is also a leading State for high migration. This research is quantitative, descriptive, and transversal. A convenience sample was selected to meet certain criteria. Fifty workers were surveyed in footwear distribution and sales centers in the municipality of León Guanajuato, Mexico. An instrument consisting of 21 items and 3 constructs was used. The study shows that only a third of migrants invest in the footwear industry. The difference is invested in agriculture, in the construction of their homes, and in maintaining of their families. In addition, 44% of respondents know at least one person deported and believe that many of them will try to cross the border again out of necessity

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  • Karla Liliana Haro-Zea, 2018. "Impact Of Migrant Remittances On The Footwear Industry In Guanajuato," Global Journal of Business Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 12(1), pages 105-114.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:gjbres:v:12:y:2018:i:1:p:105-114
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    Keywords

    Migration; Local Development; Sustainability; Industry;
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    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • R59 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Other

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