Evolution of earnings and rates of returns to education in Mexico
By: Gladys López-Acevedo.
Contributors: World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit.; World Bank. Mexico-Colombia-Venezuela Dept.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2691; Policy research papers ;; 2691.
Publisher: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit, and Mexico-Colombia-Venzuela Dept.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Equality -- Mexico.; Wages -- Effect of education on -- Mexico.; Skilled labor -- Mexico.; Technological innovations -- Mexico.
Description: Inequality in education accounts for a large share of the inequality in earnings in Mexico. But the increase in earnings inequality does not appear to reflect a worsening in the distribution of education. The cause instead appears to be skill-biased technological change facilitated by increased economic openness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-62).
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