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Background: Considering the uncertainty of Mexican families about their future income and grand expectations on financial inclusion policies in the country, consumption studies continue to be important. Studying household savings and credit patterns is a fundamental key to financial development. Methods: This paper uses a synthetic panel to provide a semi-parametric estimation of savings and debt patterns over life cycle. Result: It shows that the beginning of family life mainly depends on credit, while at the end, there is a high monetary saving profile, sustained and different from the reduction predicted by the life cycle model. Human capital and income explain most of differences between families’ financial patterns. Conclusions: Results show persistence of inequalities in the financing process; financial literacy and saving incentives should be main goals for the country’s inclusion strategy.// Antecedentes: La incertidumbre que enfrentan las familias mexicanas sobre sus ingresos futuros y las expectativas sobre la política de inclusión financiera mantienen el foco de atención en los estudios del financiamiento del consumo. Caracterizar el comportamiento del ahorro y el crédito de los hogares es fundamental en la estrategia de desarrollo financiero. Método: Apoyado en un panel sintético, este artículo modela en forma semiparamétrica los perfiles de ahorro y pago de deuda de las familias a lo largo del ciclo de vida. Resultados: Se muestra que el inicio de la vida familiar depende en mayor proporción del crédito, mientras que al final existe un perfil de ahorro elevado, sostenido y distinto a la reducción predicha por el modelo del ciclo de vida. Capital humano e ingresos explican las principales disimilitudes en los patrones de financiamiento de los hogares. Conclusiones: Los resultados evidencian la persistencia de grandes desigualdades en el proceso de financiamiento; con ello, se plantea la urgencia de la educación financiera e incentivos efectivos para la promoción del ahorro en la estrategia de inclusión del país.
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Ceballos Mina, Owen Eli, 2018.
"Perfiles de ahorro y pago de deuda en el ciclo de vida de los hogares mexicanos,"
El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(338), pages .311-339, abril-jun.
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RePEc:elt:journl:v:85:y:2018:i:338:p:311-339
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v85i338.322
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ahorro;
crédito;
ciclo de vida;
inclusión financiera;
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JEL classification:
- C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
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