TY - UNPB
T1 - Poverty Convergence with Stagnation: The Dynamics of Well-being across Mexican Municipalities, 1992-2014
AU - Lopez-Calva, Luis F.
AU - Ortiz Juarez, Eduardo
AU - Rodríguez-Castelán, Carlos
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This paper exploits a novel dataset to provide unambiguous evidence of convergence in income, poverty, and inequality across Mexico’s mu- nicipalities over 1992-2014 in a context of stagnant overall economic growth. The findings suggest that these convergence processes stem from a combination of considerable positive performance among the poorest municipalities, and stagnant and deteriorating performance among richer counterparts. The expansion of social assistance seems to have played a crucial part in these results, with the double effect of bolstering high income growth rates among the poorest while exerting progressive changes in the distribution of income.
AB - This paper exploits a novel dataset to provide unambiguous evidence of convergence in income, poverty, and inequality across Mexico’s mu- nicipalities over 1992-2014 in a context of stagnant overall economic growth. The findings suggest that these convergence processes stem from a combination of considerable positive performance among the poorest municipalities, and stagnant and deteriorating performance among richer counterparts. The expansion of social assistance seems to have played a crucial part in these results, with the double effect of bolstering high income growth rates among the poorest while exerting progressive changes in the distribution of income.
M3 - Working paper
T3 - Policy Research Working Paper
BT - Poverty Convergence with Stagnation: The Dynamics of Well-being across Mexican Municipalities, 1992-2014
PB - World Bank
ER -
