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¿Es la política social una causa de la informalidad en México?

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  • Gerardo Esquivel Hernández

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Levy (2008) ha sugerido que la expansión de programas sociales no focalizados, podría inducir un aumento en la informalidad económica en países como México. Sin embargo, esta hipótesis parte del supuesto de la existencia de mercados laborales integrados y competitivos en una economía. En este trabajo, se hace una prueba empírica de dicho supuesto para el caso de México y, se encuentra evidencia de que existe un premio salarial en el mercado laboral formal, es decir, que individuos con características similares ganan más cuando trabajan en el sector formal de la economía que cuando lo hacen en la informalidad. En ese sentido, se concluye que dado que el mercado laboral en México está segmentado, por lo tanto, el aumento en los programas sociales no estaría dando lugar a aumentos en la tasa de informalidad en el país. Palabras clave: sector Informal, economía dual, política social.Clasificación JEL: J21, J31, O17

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  • Gerardo Esquivel Hernández, 2008. "¿Es la política social una causa de la informalidad en México?," Ensayos Revista de Economía, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, vol. 27(1), pages 1-32, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ere:journl:v:27:y:2008:i:1:id:103
    DOI: 10.29105/ensayos27.1-1
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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