A Cohort Analysis of the College Premium in Mexico

Benita, Francisco

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“…Creative students (talent) has mixed effects, on the one hand, the share of undergraduate students studying creative‐related programs has positive effect on the performance of the media creative sector, but on the other hand the relationship is negative in the arts creative sector. Despite the percentage of workers with college degree has increased in the last two decades in Mexico, there is substantial heterogeneity in the distribution of the qualified workforce (Benita, ). Cultural opportunity (tolerance) has also unexpected sign, but only significant within the arts creative sector.…”

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On the performance of creative industries: Evidence from Mexican metropolitan areas

Benita

2019

Papers in Regional Science

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This paper evaluates the performance of creative industries in 56 Mexican metropolitan areas over the period 1998−2013. Derived from Florida's 3T theory, determinants of inefficiency are examined by focusing on metropolitan area‐related variables. The analysis yields several interesting findings. First, there is a marked heterogeneity in performance, especially within the arts creative sector. Second, there is relatively little robust evidence that inefficiency can be reduced by increments in public investment (technology), “creative students” (talent) or cultural opportunity (tolerance). Thereby the role of local governments developing and implementing differentiated policy strategies could contribute to increase the efficiency of the creative sector.

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On the performance of creative industries: Evidence from Mexican metropolitan areas

Benita

2019

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“…These estimates correspond to comparisons of workers with university vs. high school education. Benita (2014) provides estimates for Mexico on the order of 3, but again of workers with university vs. primary education. Benita's estimates implicitly reflect Mexico's formal-informal firm composition.…”

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Persistent Misallocation and the Returns to Education in Mexico

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2018

The World Bank Economic Review

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Over the last two decades, Mexico has experienced macroeconomic stability, an open trade regime, and substantial progress in education. Yet average workers’ earnings have stagnated, and earnings of those with higher schooling have fallen, compressing the earnings distribution and lowering the returns to education. This paper argues that distortions that misallocate resources toward less-productive firms explain these phenomena, because these firms are less intensive in well-educated workers compared with more-productive ones. It shows that while the relative supply of workers with more years of schooling has increased, misallocation of resources toward less-productive firms has persisted. These two trends have generated a widening mismatch between the supply of, and the demand for, educated workers. The paper breaks down worker earnings into observable and unobservable firm and individual worker characteristics, and computes a counterfactual earnings distribution in the absence of misallocation. The main finding is that in the absence of misallocation average earnings would be higher, and that earnings differentials across schooling levels would widen, raising the returns to education. A no-misallocation path is constructed for the wage premium. Depending on parameter values, this path is found to be rising or constant, in contrast to the observed downward path. The paper concludes arguing that the persistence of misallocation impedes Mexico from taking full advantage of its investments in the education of its workforce.

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“…En las últimas décadas el mercado laboral mexicano sufrió cambios estructurales importantes. En promedio los niveles de escolaridad de la mano de obra calificada aumentaron (de 3.4 años en 1970, a 7.5 años en 2000 y 8.8 años en 2010) (Benita, 2014).…”

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ResumenLa estructura de la demanda laboral en los países industrializados ha cambiado y ha provocado el incremento de la desigualdad salarial entre los distintos grupos de trabajadores (calificados y no calificados); por su parte, en los países en vías de desarrollo esta desigualdad ha disminuido. El presente trabajo analiza los factores que determinan la desigualdad salarial que existe en países con fronteras colindantes, como México y los Estados Unidos de América (EE.UU.). El análisis estadístico se realizó para el periodo 2005-2012, con información de la Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo (enoe) y de la Current Population Survey (cps). Se desagregó el índice de Gini con un enfoque de juegos cooperativos; los resultados revelan que en México, durante el periodo de análisis, se redujo la desigualdad salarial, mientras que en los EE.UU. se incrementó. Palabras clave: desigualdad salarial; tareas; índice de Gini.

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A Cohort Analysis of the College Premium in Mexico

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

On the performance of creative industries: Evidence from Mexican metropolitan areas

On the performance of creative industries: Evidence from Mexican metropolitan areas

Persistent Misallocation and the Returns to Education in Mexico

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