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Una estimación semiparamétrica de las pautas de consumo e ingreso a lo largo del ciclo de vida para México

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  • Campos, Raymundo M.

    (El Colegio de México.)

  • Meléndez, Álvaro

    (Universidad de Columbia.)

Abstract

This article estimates semiparametrically life cycle profiles of consumption and income in Mexico during the last 26 years. Consumption expenditures are divided in durable and nondurable goods for household heads according to different characteristics: education or urban/rural status. The findings indicate that consumption shows an inverted-U shape over the life cycle in opposition to traditional models of consumption. This inverted-U shape pattern cannot be explained by changes in the composition of the household nor for complementarities of consumption with household labor supply during the life cycle. In addition, we find that households in Mexico consume a relatively low proportion in durable goods in comparison with other developed countries. The results suggest that credit constraints are important for Mexican households.// Este artículo estima de forma semiparamétrica pautas de ciclo de vida de ingreso y de consumo en México durante los pasados 26 años. El análisis de consumo se realiza considerando clasificaciones de bienes duraderos y no duraderos para jefes de hogar con distintas características, por ejemplo, educación o zona en donde habitan. Los hallazgos indican que el consumo muestra una pauta de U invertida, contrario a los modelos tradicionales de consumo. La pauta de U invertida no puede ser explicada por los cambios en la composición del hogar ni por complementariedades con la oferta laboral del hogar a lo largo del ciclo de vida. Además, se encuentra que los hogares en México tienen un consumo relativamente bajo en bienes duraderos en comparación con países desarrollados. Los resultados del artículo sugieren que las restricciones de crédito son importantes para los hogares mexicanos.

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  • Campos, Raymundo M. & Meléndez, Álvaro, 2013. "Una estimación semiparamétrica de las pautas de consumo e ingreso a lo largo del ciclo de vida para México," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(320), pages .805-840, octubre-d.
  • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:80:y:2013:i:320:p:805-840
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v80i320.104
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    1. Miguel Ángel Mendoza González, 2020. "Sensibilidad y asimetrías ante choques de ingreso en el consumo privado de México, 1995-2017. (Sensitivity and asymmetries of income shocks in Mexico's private consumption, 1995-2017)," Ensayos Revista de Economia, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Economia, vol. 0(1), pages 21-58, May.

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    Keywords

    consumo; ciclo de vida; restricciones de crédito; semiparamétrico; México.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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