Front Matter Page
Western Hemisphere Department
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Data
3 Overview of income inequality in Mexico
3.1 Evolution of income inequality
3.2 Inequality across states and sectors
3.3 Sources of inequality
4 Benefit Incidence Analysis
4.1 Coverage
4.2 Progressivity
4.3 Inequality of Opportunity
4.4 Effectiveness
5 Government scholarships and medical transfers
6 Conclusion
References
Figures
Figure 1: Inequality in Mexico – International Comparisons
Figure 2: Inequality in Mexico – Recent Trends
Figure 3: “Between” and “Within” Inequality
Figure 4: Sources of Income Inequality in Mexico
Figure 5: Changes in Income Inequality and Poverty
Figure 6: Time trend of government transfers (2004–2016)
Figure 7: Government transfer programs by household income quintile (2016)
Figure 8: Concentration Curves (2004)
Figure 9: Concentration Curves (2016)
Figure 10: Effects of transfers on inequality and poverty (2008–2016)
Figure 11: Scholarship by household income quintile (2016)
Figure 12: Medical expenses by household income quintile (2016, in pesos)
Tables
Table 1: Effect of various household characteristics on the probability of receiving a government transfer (2016, logit regression)
Table 2: Effect of various household characteristics on the amount of each government transfer received (2016)
Table 3: Kakwani Indices
Table 4: Opportunity Indices
Table 5: Effectiveness of each government transfer type in 2016 (transfer amount in billions of pesos per quarter)