Popli, G. (2007) Rising Wage Inequality in Mexico, 1984-2000: A Distributional Analysis. Journal of Income Distribution, 16 (2). 49 - 67. ISSN 0926-6437
Abstract
In this study we look at distribution of wages to examine the extent and cause of the increasing wage inequality in Mexico over the two decades encompassing 1984 and 2000. To understand the causes of the increase in inequality over time we do a counterfactual analysis. We find that over the last two decades not only did the inequality increase, there also was an erosion of real wages, and it is the middle class which was affected the most. The main reason for the decrease in real wages was declining unionization in the country, while the main reason for the rise in inequality was changing distribution of skills.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2007 Ad Libros Publications Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Income Distribution. |
Keywords: | C14; J31; kernel density estimation; counterfactual distribution; unions; trade liberalization; changing distribution of skills |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2016 16:05 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 10:12 |
Published Version: | http://www.jid-online.org/ |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Ad libros publications inc. |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86819 |