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Transmisión intergeneracional de habilidades cognitivas por niveles socioeconómicos: una aplicación de modelos switching

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  • David Mayer-Foulkes

    (Division of Economics, CIDE)

  • María Fernanda López Olivo

Abstract

Using a switching model, we show significative differences in the formation of infant cognitive capacity across mexican social strata (data from ENNVIH 2002). This varies according to parental wealth and human capital. Low-income children acquire a lower cognitive capacity than higher-income children. They also depend more on the cognitive ability of their mother and father, and on their stature---an indicator of nutrition. These observations are consistent with the existence of wealth restrictions amongst poor families that impede an optimal investment in child development.

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  • David Mayer-Foulkes & María Fernanda López Olivo, 2006. "Transmisión intergeneracional de habilidades cognitivas por niveles socioeconómicos: una aplicación de modelos switching," Working papers DTE 365, CIDE, División de Economía.
    • Handle: RePEc:emc:wpaper:dte365
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    1. Eliseo Hernández-Ruiz, 2016. "Intervención temprana: una apuesta para la movilidad social," Working Paper Series Sobre México 2016001, Sobre México. Temas en economía.

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    Keywords

    switching model; formation of infant cognitive capacity; mexican social strata;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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