Declining Wages for College-Educated Workers in Mexico

Declining Wages for College-Educated Workers in Mexico

Wage inequality has declined in Mexico since 2000. Using data from Mexican labor surveys for the period between 2000 and 2014, this paper investigates whether the decline was driven by wages declining more sharply for younger or older workers. The analysis finds that the wages of older workers declined and the decline was more pronounced in the older cohort. This would seem to support the hypothesis that older workers' skills have become obsolete.

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Main Authors: Campos-Vazquez, Raymundo M., Lopez-Calva, Luis F., Lustig, Nora
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-01
Subjects:JOBS, UNEMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EQUITY, COLLEGE EDUCATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS, COLLEGE, WORKERS, WAGES, SKILLED WORKERS, WORK IN PROGRESS, STUDENT, MINIMUM WAGE, LABOR DEMAND, INCOME, AGE, WAGE INEQUALITY, AVERAGE WAGE, WORKING, AGE GROUP, WORK, OCCUPATIONS, AGE GROUPS, INFORMATION, LABOR FORCE, OCCUPATION, COLLEGE-EDUCATED WORKERS, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, POLITICAL ECONOMY, LABOR SURVEYS, LITERATURE, PAPERS, EFFECTS, WAGE INCREASES, LABOR ECONOMICS, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, EARNING, REAL WAGES, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET DYNAMICS, ECONOMICS, POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, OPEN ACCESS, WAGE STRUCTURE, COLLEGE GRADUATE, MALE WORKERS, WORK EXPERIENCE, EARNINGS INEQUALITY, LABOR MARKET, TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, WORKPLACE, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, GRADUATE, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, SUPPLY, INCOME INEQUALITY, YOUNGER WORKERS, COLLEGE GRADUATES, UNEMPLOYED, UNIVERSITY, OLDER WORKERS, MARKETS, ORGANIZATIONS, AGE COMPOSITION, UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA, GRADUATES, RESEARCH, WAGE DISTRIBUTION, COLLEGE- EDUCATED WORKERS, LABOR, LABOR MARKETS, OUTCOMES, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, SCHOOL, TERTIARY EDUCATION, HIGHER-EDUCATED WORKERS, HOURS OF WORK, FEMALE LABOR,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25833255/declining-wages-college-educated-workers-mexico-younger-or-older-cohorts-hurt-most
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23716
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Summary:Wage inequality has declined in Mexico since 2000. Using data from Mexican labor surveys for the period between 2000 and 2014, this paper investigates whether the decline was driven by wages declining more sharply for younger or older workers. The analysis finds that the wages of older workers declined and the decline was more pronounced in the older cohort. This would seem to support the hypothesis that older workers' skills have become obsolete.

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