Abstract

CAMPOS-VAZQUEZ, Raymundo M.; DELGADO BARRERA, Victor H.  and  VELEZ-GRAJALES, Roberto. Intergenerational economic mobility in Mexico. Estud. Econ. (México, D.F.) [online]. 2021, vol.36, n.1, pp.151-176.  Epub Oct 18, 2021. ISSN 0186-7202.  https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v36i1.412.

This article documents several measures of intergenerational economic mobility in Mexico. We employ census data available for 1990 to 2015 on earnings. Since censuses do not link individuals over time, the empirical strategy follows a synthetic approach by matching individuals with synthetic family earnings by the state where they were born and their birth cohort. The aggregate estimate indicates an intergenerational elasticity (IGE) of 0.50, adjusted for cross-country comparison; intergenerational mobility is low in comparison with advanced economies. Results also suggest a higher intergenerational mobility for younger cohorts. Moreover, people born in southern Mexico have a lesser degree of intergenerational mobility.

Keywords : Mexico; intergenerational mobility; earnings; inequality; D63; J62; N36; O54; R10.

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