Wage inequality and economic growth in Mexican regions

Only a few studies have analysed the relationship between intraregional inequality and growth, although several studies have measured inequality at the regional level. The objective of this paper is to analyse the relationship between income (wage) inequality and economic growth in different regions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Tello de la Torre, Claudia, Ramos Lobo, Raúl
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/27040
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/27040
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Regional inequality
Economic growth
Mexican regions
Desigualdad regional
Crecimiento económico
Regiones de México
Economía
Geografía
Sociología
Economics
Geography
Sociology
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Sumario:Only a few studies have analysed the relationship between intraregional inequality and growth, although several studies have measured inequality at the regional level. The objective of this paper is to analyse the relationship between income (wage) inequality and economic growth in different regions of Mexico. We also try to identify factors that explain the variation of intra-regional inequality across Mexican regions and over time. Using macroeconomic databases and publicly available microdata, we apply techniques used in the fields of statistics and econometrics to obtain robust evidence on the relationship between growth and inequality. Our aim is to provide policy recommendations to support the design and implementation of growth-promoting measures thatavoid the exclusion of certain social groups. This paper provides reasons to use a spatial approach and an analysis of particular regions to avoid «one size fits all» policy recommendations.