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Pobreza y desigualdad en México entre 1950 y 2004

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  • Székely, Miguel

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This paper presents the first historical series of poverty and inequality in Mexico for the period 1950-2004. We observe that poverty reduces continuosly between 1950 and 1984, and remains constant, with the exception of 1996, where it increases sharply. Whit regards to inequality, this variable follows an invertid U trend between 1950 and 1984, similar to the Kuznets curve; however, it increases almost continuosly from 1984 on. We also show that during 1950-2004 the correlation between poverty and economic growth has been strong and negative, the correlation between poverty and inflation has been strong and positive, and the correlation between poverty and inequality has also been positive.// Este artículo presenta la primera serie histórica de pobreza y desigualdad en México para el periodo 1950-2004. Observamos que la pobreza se reduce de manera continua e importante entre 1950 y 1984, permanece a niveles casi constantes entre 1984 y 1994 y tiene un abrupto incremento en 1996. Entre 1996 y 2004 se retoma la tendencia decreciente, hasta revertir el aumento de 1996. Por su parte, la desigualdad sigue una pauta de U invertida similar a la curva de Kuznets durante el periodo 1950-1984, pero aumenta de manera casi continua entre 1984 y 2000, para luego reducirse en 2002. Mostramos también que durante 1950-2004 ha existido una fuerte correlación inversa entre la pobreza y el crecimiento económico, y una fuerte correlación positiva entre la pobreza y la inflación, y entre la pobreza y la desigualdad.

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  • Székely, Miguel, 2005. "Pobreza y desigualdad en México entre 1950 y 2004," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(288), pages 913-931, octubre-d.
  • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:72:y:2005:i:288:p:913-931
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v72i288.566
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    1. Gerardo Esquivel, 2011. "The Dynamics of Income Inequality in Mexico since NAFTA," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Fall 2011), pages 155-188, August.
    2. Viviana Velez-Grajales & Roberto Velez-Grajales, 2014. "Is Entrepreneurship Inherited? A Study of Intergenerational Social Mobility in Mexico," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 51(2), pages 247-278, November.

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    Keywords

    pobreza; desigualdad; México;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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