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Policies To Promote Growth and Economic Efficiency in Mexico

Year: 2010

Type: report

Abstract: This paper discusses the problems facing the Mexican economy.It operates under a heavy burden of monopoly and regulation.We focus on two issues that should receive more attention in discussions of Mexican policy.(1) The family is under stress in Mexico and this retards the growth of skills of its workforce.(2) The informal sector is large, mostly due to the heavy burden of monopoly and regulation.We find little evidence that the introduction of social protection programs for workers outside the formal sector have promoted the growth of the informal sector.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w16554

Authors: Javier Arias, Oliver Azuara, Pedro Bernal, James J. Heckman, Cajeme Villarreal

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Chicago, University College Dublin, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, American Bar Foundation, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

Language: English

Topic: Taxation and Compliance Studies

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, No poverty

Open Access status: green

Funder: American Bar Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W1862500174

Cites: 75

Cited by: 56

Related to: 10