Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico

Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: CAPITAL GAINS;    COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE;    DATA SET;    DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS;    DEVELOPED COUNTRIES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-2691
RP-ID  :  WPS2691

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Reviewing the factors, and mechanismsthat have been driving inequality in earnings in Mexico, theauthor finds that inequality in education, accounts for thelargest share by far of the variation in earnings. In fact,the contribution of educational inequality to earningsinequality in Mexico, ranks second in size in Latin America,after that in Brazil, and its significance has beenincreasing. Moreover, the income effect is always prevalent,and the distribution of education is highly significant,even after controlling for changes in other relevantvariables, such as age, region, economic sector, and labormarket status. But the increase in earnings inequality inMexico, does not appear to be the result of a worsening inthe distribution of education - although the income profile,which is related to returns to schooling, has become muchsteeper. This means that the shift in demand towardhigh-skilled labor, has not been matched by an increase insupply. The probable reason: the increased economic opennessin Mexico has facilitated skill-biased technological change.