The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989-2010

Raymundo Campos-Vazquez, Gerardo Esquivel () and Nora Lustig

No wp-2012-010, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Inequality in Mexico rose between 1989 and 1994 and declined between 1994 and 2010. We examine the role of market forces (demand and supply of labour by skill), institutional factors (minimum wages and unionization rate), and public policy (cash transfers) in explaining changes in inequality. We apply the 're-centred influence function' method to decompose changes in hourly wages into characteristics and returns. The main driver is changes in returns. Returns rose (1989-94) due to institutional factors and labour demand.

Keywords: Equality and inequality; Income; Labour market; Wages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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