Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico
Reviewing the factors, and mechanisms that have been driving inequality in earnings in Mexico, the author finds that inequality in education, accounts for the largest share by far of the variation in earnings. In fact, the contribution of education...
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okr-10986-195152021-04-23T14:03:43Z Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys CAPITAL GAINS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE DATA SET DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC DEMAND EARNINGS INEQUALITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC STAGNATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY EGALITARIAN DISTRIBUTION ELASTICITIES EMPLOYMENT ENDOGENOUS VARIABLE EXPENDITURES EXPLANATORY POWER EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME EFFECT INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SHARE INCREASING RETURNS INEQUALITY INDEX INEQUALITY MEASURE INEQUALITY MEASURES INFLATION INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET MEAN INCOME MONETARY TRANSFERS NATIONAL LEVEL POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION SHARE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR QUANTILE REGRESSIONS REAL GDP REAL WAGE REAL WAGES RELATIVE DEMAND RELATIVE EARNINGS RISING INEQUALITY SKILL PREMIUM SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TRADE BARRIERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION WAGE DECLINES WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE INEQUALITY WELL-BEING Reviewing the factors, and mechanisms that have been driving inequality in earnings in Mexico, the author finds that inequality in education, accounts for the largest share by far of the variation in earnings. In fact, the contribution of educational inequality to earnings inequality in Mexico, ranks second in size in Latin America, after that in Brazil, and its significance has been increasing. Moreover, the income effect is always prevalent, and the distribution of education is highly significant, even after controlling for changes in other relevant variables, such as age, region, economic sector, and labor market status. But the increase in earnings inequality in Mexico, does not appear to be the result of a worsening in the distribution of education - although the income profile, which is related to returns to schooling, has become much steeper. This means that the shift in demand toward high-skilled labor, has not been matched by an increase in supply. The probable reason: the increased economic openness in Mexico has facilitated skill-biased technological change. 2014-08-20T19:39:33Z 2014-08-20T19:39:33Z 2001-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1615018/evolution-earnings-rates-returns-education-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19515 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2691 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico |
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CAPITAL GAINS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE DATA SET DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC DEMAND EARNINGS INEQUALITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC STAGNATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY EGALITARIAN DISTRIBUTION ELASTICITIES EMPLOYMENT ENDOGENOUS VARIABLE EXPENDITURES EXPLANATORY POWER EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME EFFECT INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SHARE INCREASING RETURNS INEQUALITY INDEX INEQUALITY MEASURE INEQUALITY MEASURES INFLATION INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET MEAN INCOME MONETARY TRANSFERS NATIONAL LEVEL POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION SHARE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR QUANTILE REGRESSIONS REAL GDP REAL WAGE REAL WAGES RELATIVE DEMAND RELATIVE EARNINGS RISING INEQUALITY SKILL PREMIUM SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TRADE BARRIERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION WAGE DECLINES WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE INEQUALITY WELL-BEING |
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CAPITAL GAINS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE DATA SET DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC DEMAND EARNINGS INEQUALITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC STAGNATION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY EGALITARIAN DISTRIBUTION ELASTICITIES EMPLOYMENT ENDOGENOUS VARIABLE EXPENDITURES EXPLANATORY POWER EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PER CAPITA GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME EFFECT INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SHARE INCREASING RETURNS INEQUALITY INDEX INEQUALITY MEASURE INEQUALITY MEASURES INFLATION INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET MEAN INCOME MONETARY TRANSFERS NATIONAL LEVEL POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION SHARE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR QUANTILE REGRESSIONS REAL GDP REAL WAGE REAL WAGES RELATIVE DEMAND RELATIVE EARNINGS RISING INEQUALITY SKILL PREMIUM SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TRADE BARRIERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION WAGE DECLINES WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE INEQUALITY WELL-BEING Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico |
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Reviewing the factors, and mechanisms
that have been driving inequality in earnings in Mexico, the
author finds that inequality in education, accounts for the
largest share by far of the variation in earnings. In fact,
the contribution of educational inequality to earnings
inequality in Mexico, ranks second in size in Latin America,
after that in Brazil, and its significance has been
increasing. Moreover, the income effect is always prevalent,
and the distribution of education is highly significant,
even after controlling for changes in other relevant
variables, such as age, region, economic sector, and labor
market status. But the increase in earnings inequality in
Mexico, does not appear to be the result of a worsening in
the distribution of education - although the income profile,
which is related to returns to schooling, has become much
steeper. This means that the shift in demand toward
high-skilled labor, has not been matched by an increase in
supply. The probable reason: the increased economic openness
in Mexico has facilitated skill-biased technological change. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys |
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Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys |
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Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys |
| title |
Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico |
| title_short |
Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico |
| title_full |
Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico |
| title_fullStr |
Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico |
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evolution of earnings and rates of returns to education in mexico |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1615018/evolution-earnings-rates-returns-education-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19515 |
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