Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)

Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)

This paper exploits a novel municipal-level data set to explore patterns of convergence in income and poverty in Mexico during 1992-2014. The paper finds that, despite a context of overall stagnant economic growth and poverty reduction, there is ev...

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Main Authors: Lopez-Calva, Luis F., Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo, Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
INCOME
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
CONVERGENCE
GROWTH ELASTICITY
SMALL AREA ESTIMATION
CASH TRANSFERS
REDISTRIBUTION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/370891570625481120/Poverty-Convergence-in-a-Time-of-Stagnation-A-Municipal-Level-Perspective-from-Mexico-1992-2014
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spelling okr-10986-325222022-09-19T12:16:31Z Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014) Lopez-Calva, Luis F. Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos INCOME POVERTY INEQUALITY CONVERGENCE GROWTH ELASTICITY SMALL AREA ESTIMATION CASH TRANSFERS REDISTRIBUTION This paper exploits a novel municipal-level data set to explore patterns of convergence in income and poverty in Mexico during 1992-2014. The paper finds that, despite a context of overall stagnant economic growth and poverty reduction, there is evidence of income and poverty convergence at the municipal level. The findings suggest that these convergence processes stem from a combination of considerable positive performance among the poorest municipalities and stagnant and deteriorating performance among richer municipalities. Re distributive programs, such as federal transfers to poor municipalities and cash transfers to poor households, seem to have played an important role in driving these results by bolstering income growth among the poorest municipalities, while also inducing progressive changes in the distribution of income. 2019-10-10T16:45:44Z 2019-10-10T16:45:44Z 2019-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/370891570625481120/Poverty-Convergence-in-a-Time-of-Stagnation-A-Municipal-Level-Perspective-from-Mexico-1992-2014 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32522 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9038 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic INCOME
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
CONVERGENCE
GROWTH ELASTICITY
SMALL AREA ESTIMATION
CASH TRANSFERS
REDISTRIBUTION
spellingShingle INCOME
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
CONVERGENCE
GROWTH ELASTICITY
SMALL AREA ESTIMATION
CASH TRANSFERS
REDISTRIBUTION
Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9038
description This paper exploits a novel municipal-level data set to explore patterns of convergence in income and poverty in Mexico during 1992-2014. The paper finds that, despite a context of overall stagnant economic growth and poverty reduction, there is evidence of income and poverty convergence at the municipal level. The findings suggest that these convergence processes stem from a combination of considerable positive performance among the poorest municipalities and stagnant and deteriorating performance among richer municipalities. Re distributive programs, such as federal transfers to poor municipalities and cash transfers to poor households, seem to have played an important role in driving these results by bolstering income growth among the poorest municipalities, while also inducing progressive changes in the distribution of income.
format Working Paper
author Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
author_facet Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
author_sort Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
title Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)
title_short Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)
title_full Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)
title_fullStr Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)
title_full_unstemmed Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation : A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)
title_sort poverty convergence in a time of stagnation : a municipal-level perspective from mexico (1992-2014)
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/370891570625481120/Poverty-Convergence-in-a-Time-of-Stagnation-A-Municipal-Level-Perspective-from-Mexico-1992-2014
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32522
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