Mexico : Earnings Inequality after Mexico's Economic and Educational Reforms, Volume 2. Background Papers

The study reviews the forces driving Mexico's inequality, in particular, the recent expansion in earnings inequality, emphasizing the roles of education on: establishing an analytical framework, that allows interaction between education, and labor market; examining the evolution of earnings inequality, following the macroeconomic, and educational policies of the 80s, and 90s; exploring best practices for the use, and allocation of public educational resources, in light of foreseeable increases in earnings inequality; and, identifying those areas of educational public policy, which impact student graduation. The study argues on the student's decision-making at the secondary, and tertiary levels, concerning the disciplines to pursue, - a choice clearly influenced by several factors - such as taste, abilities, family background, etc. Though some factors may be intrinsic, others could be used as policy tools, to provide advice on best study options, but insufficient effort on the part of educational institutions, and weak information, restrain best option selection. Theoretical support is suggested, to develop basic education, and increase access to the poor; upgrade the level of secondary education; and, improve financial access to higher education. The study contains two volumes, Volume 1 - the main document, summarizes the findings of the background papers, contained in volume 2.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2000-05-16
Subjects:	EARNINGS DISTRIBUTION, INEQUITY, ECONOMIC REFORM, EDUCATIONAL REFORM, INCOME GAPS, EDUCATIONAL EQUALIZATION, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, ENROLMENT RATIO, EDUCATIONAL FINANCING, ACCESS TO EDUCATION AGGREGATE GROWTH, ALLOCATION EFFECT, CAPITAL GAINS, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DOMESTIC DEMAND, EARNINGS INEQUALITY, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC REFORMS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELASTICITIES, EMPLOYMENT, ENDOGENOUS VARIABLE, EXPENDITURES, EXPLANATORY POWER, EXPLANATORY VARIABLE, EXPLANATORY VARIABLES, EXPORTS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GINI COEFFICIENT, GROWTH RATE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME EFFECT, INCOME INEQUALITY, INCOME SHARE, INCOME SOURCE, INCOMES, INCREASING RETURNS, INEQUALITY CHANGES, INEQUALITY INDEX, INEQUALITY MEASURE, INEQUALITY MEASURES, INFLATION, INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, MEAN INCOME, NATIONAL LEVEL, PER CAPITA INCOME, POPULATION SHARE, POVERTY REDUCTION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, REAL WAGE, REAL WAGES, RELATIVE DEMAND, RELATIVE EARNINGS, RISING INEQUALITY, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SIMULATIONS, SKILL PREMIUM, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TRADE BARRIERS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, WAGE DECLINES, WAGE INEQUALITY, WELL BEING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/05/436968/mexico-earnings-inequality-after-mexicos-economic-educational-reforms-vol-2-2-background-papers https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15267
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