Households with children in Mexico: The role of income, age and wage inequality

Data from the National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure in Mexico for different years (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014) are used to know the effect of income and age on conformation of households with children in Mexico. One of our findings is that it is preferred to generate traditional h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ibarra López, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/1762
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/1762
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:monoparental household
fertility
income inequality
marriage
hogar monoparental
fertilidad
desigualdad de ingresos
matrimonio
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Sumario:Data from the National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure in Mexico for different years (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014) are used to know the effect of income and age on conformation of households with children in Mexico. One of our findings is that it is preferred to generate traditional households to another type of household. Another worrying regularity is that there is a strong link between income inequality and the establishment of a traditional household.