Determinants of debt in Mexican households: a neural network analysis

In recent years, consumer credit in Mexico has grown in significant ways. Credit cards, which represent 52% of credit in the country, grew by 19% from 2011 to 2018, while the average debt per card increased by 62%. This increase generates problems of over‑indebtedness in Mexican households....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Díaz Rodríguez, Héctor Eduardo, Sosa Castro, Miriam, Cabello Rosales, Alejandra
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/67463
Acceso en línea:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/67463
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:endeudamiento financiero
crédito al consumo
poder adquisitivo
banca comercial
redes neuronales artificiales
financial debt
consumer credit
acquiring power
commercial banking
artificial neural networks
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Sumario:In recent years, consumer credit in Mexico has grown in significant ways. Credit cards, which represent 52% of credit in the country, grew by 19% from 2011 to 2018, while the average debt per card increased by 62%. This increase generates problems of over‑indebtedness in Mexican households. Using microdata from the National Income and Expenditure Survey (NIES), this research seeks to identify the factors that affect over‑indebtedness in households, and to offer an explanation of said phenomenon using a neural network methodology. The principal determinant of over‑indebtedness in Mexican households is the existence of bank credit, given that this indicates a long‑term transfer of family income to the financial sector.