Analysis of Changes in the Formal-Informal Urban Sectors for Males

This research presents empirical evidence on the urban labor market earnings for males in Mexico by formal-informal sectors during 1992 and 2004. The analysis is based on non-parametric density function techniques developed by Jenkins and Van Kerm (2004). The empirical work allows one to visualize t...

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Autor: Huesca Reynoso, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/1321
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/1321
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:occupation
earnings
labor market
distribution
formal and informal sectors
ocupación
remuneraciones
mercado de trabajo
distribución
sectores formal e informal
Descripción
Sumario:This research presents empirical evidence on the urban labor market earnings for males in Mexico by formal-informal sectors during 1992 and 2004. The analysis is based on non-parametric density function techniques developed by Jenkins and Van Kerm (2004). The empirical work allows one to visualize the complete earnings distribution according to the occupational subgroups’ decomposition and changes. The article concludes that informal self-employment is better paid than other sets of formal-informal occupations, since it has benefitted from changes within earnings distribution.