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Is formal employment sector hereditary? Determinants of formal/informal sector choice for male mexican workers/¿Es hereditario el empleo en el sector formal? Determinantes de la elección del sector formal/informal para los trabajadores mexicanos hombres

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  • Adelaido García-Andrés

    (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)

  • Ernesto Aguayo-Téllez

    (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)

  • José N. Martínez

    (California State University, Dominguez Hills)

Abstract

Understanding the relationship between parents' and sons' formal employment is essential for promoting social mobility in Mexico. Using the 2011 Survey of Social Mobility in Mexico (EMOVI), this paper contributes to the literature by addressing the intergenerational mobility of employment. Findings show a strong connection between intergenerational employment choices and suggest a positive selection for workers. Individuals with parents who worked in the formal sector are more likely to be enrolled in formal work and vice versa. Also, after controlling for parent's employment sector, schooling remains as a significant vehicle to transit to the formal sector.

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  • Adelaido García-Andrés & Ernesto Aguayo-Téllez & José N. Martínez, 2019. "Is formal employment sector hereditary? Determinants of formal/informal sector choice for male mexican workers/¿Es hereditario el empleo en el sector formal? Determinantes de la elección del sector ," Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Económicos, vol. 34(1), pages 91-121.
    • Handle: RePEc:emx:esteco:v:34:y:2019:i:1:p:91-121
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    Keywords

    job; occupational; and intergenerational mobility; occupational choice; wage differentials; informal labor markets;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market

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