Social Mobility in Nuevo Leon: A Skin Tone Discrimination Approach

Clarissa Gallegos Camarena and Adylene Mercedes Castillo Lopez
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Clarissa Gallegos Camarena: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Adylene Mercedes Castillo Lopez: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Sobre México. Revista de Economía, 2025, vol. 1, issue 11, 5-25

Abstract: This study examines the importance of social mobility in Nuevo Leon for two groups with different skin tones, aiming to identify differences between them through a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition model that allows for the breakdown of observed differences into explanatory and non-explanatory characteristics. The main results reveal greater mobility for dark-skinned individuals, as they benefit more from a social trend. However, light-skinned individuals are more favored by explanatory variables, such as employment, indicating a strong inertia suggesting that discrimination does not appear to be a predominant factor limiting mobility, offering a new methodological perspective to address this issue.

JEL-codes: D63 J15 J62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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