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¿Son la desigualdad y la pobreza un freno al crecimiento económico en México? Correlación y causalidad desde una perspectiva regional

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  • Mendoza Cota, Jorge Eduardo

    (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte)

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The Mexican economy has been characterized by low growth accompanied by high-income inequality. To estimate the relation and the causality of inequality and poverty in economic growth, a panel data model was established at the state level, to relate the Gini coefficient and the poverty index with the growth rate of the gross domestic product (GDP). The coefficient of the secondary education variable was positive, which suggests that the formation of education level is relevant for promoting growth. The results show that the Gini coefficient and the proportion of poverty within the total population have an inverse relationship with economic growth. The Granger test indicates a causal effect of inequality and poverty on growth.

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  • Mendoza Cota, Jorge Eduardo, 2022. "¿Son la desigualdad y la pobreza un freno al crecimiento económico en México? Correlación y causalidad desde una perspectiva regional," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 89(356), pages 1121-1151, octubre-d.
    • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:89:y:2022:i:356:p:1121-1151
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.20430/ete.v89i356.1583
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    Keywords

    inequality; poverty; education; economic growth; panel models.;
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    JEL classification:

    • B23 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Econometrics; Quantitative and Mathematical Studies
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General

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