Is formal employment sector hereditary? Determinants of formal/informal sector choice for male mexican workers/¿Es hereditario el empleo en el sector formal? Determinantes de la elección del sector formal/informal para los trabajadores mexicanos hombres

Adelaido García-Andrés, Ernesto Aguayo-Téllez and José N. Martínez
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Adelaido García-Andrés: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
Ernesto Aguayo-Téllez: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
José N. Martínez: California State University, Dominguez Hills
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Ernesto Aguayo-Téllez and Adelaido Garcia-Andres

Estudios Económicos, 2019, vol. 34, issue 1, 91-121

Abstract: Understanding the relationship between parents' and sons' formal employment is essential for promoting social mobility in Mexico. Using the 2011 Survey of Social Mobility in Mexico (EMOVI), this paper contributes to the literature by addressing the intergenerational mobility of employment. Findings show a strong connection between intergenerational employment choices and suggest a positive selection for workers. Individuals with parents who worked in the formal sector are more likely to be enrolled in formal work and vice versa. Also, after controlling for parent's employment sector, schooling remains as a significant vehicle to transit to the formal sector.

Keywords: job; occupational, and intergenerational mobility; occupational choice; wage differentials; informal labor markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 J31 J46 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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