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Choques agregados e inversión en capital humano. El logro educativo superior durante la década perdida en México

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  • Peña, Pablo A.

    (Universidad Iberoamericana)

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This article documents a negative aggregate response in the attainment of postsecondary education (more than 12 years of schooling) in Mexico to the recession of 1982-83 and the stagnation that followed. The response was not homogeneous across genders, regions or family backgrounds. Males experienced a drop in attainment and females experienced a slowdown in attainment growth. On average, states with greater pre-shock educational attainment experienced larger drops. There was no clear trend in the response by family background. However, a negative effect is found even between siblings. The evidence suggests a demand-side story: the drop in household income seems to be the main determinant of the fall/slowdown in attainment. The conclusion is that the recession and the lack of growth that ensued had a sizeable and lasting negative impact on skill formation in Mexico.// Este artículo documenta una respuesta agregada negativa del logro educativo superior (más de 12 años de escolaridad) en México a la recesión de 1982-1983 y el estancamiento que le siguió. La respuesta no fue homogénea entre géneros, regiones y entornos familiares. Los hombres experimentaron una caída en el logro mientras que las mujeres experimentaron un crecimiento más lento. En promedio, los estados con un mayor logro antes del choque experimentaron mayores caídas. La respuesta entre distintos entornos familiares no presenta un patrón claro. Sin embargo, el efecto negativo en el logro se observa incluso entre hermanos. La evidencia sugiere que la explicación está en la demanda: la caída en el ingreso de los hogares parece ser el determinante de la caída-desaceleración del logro educativo superior. La conclusión es que la recesión y la falta de crecimiento que le siguió tuvieron un efecto negativo importante y duradero en la formación de capacidades en México.

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  • Peña, Pablo A., 2013. "Choques agregados e inversión en capital humano. El logro educativo superior durante la década perdida en México," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(317), pages 113-142, enero-mar.
  • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:80:y:2013:i:317:p:113-142
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v80i317.84
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    Keywords

    Década pérdida; choques agregados; logro escolar postsecundaria.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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