El impacto del COVID-19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en México
We use microsimulation to estimate the short-term distributional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. Although the potential increase in poverty is significant, we find that compared to their pre-shock income, those who lost the most are the moderate poor and the vulnerable to poverty. W...
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El Colegio de México, A.C.
2021
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| author | Lustig, Nora Martínez Pabón, Valentina |
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| description | We use microsimulation to estimate the short-term distributional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. Although the potential increase in poverty is significant, we find that compared to their pre-shock income, those who lost the most are the moderate poor and the vulnerable to poverty. We find that the impact on poverty is more severe for urban households. Poverty increases less for rural households and the indigenous population. Compared to Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, Mexico stands out because the government did not introduce additional transfers to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on living standards. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article-4162023-02-20T22:13:43Z The impact of COVID-19 on inequality and poverty in Mexico El impacto del COVID-19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en México Lustig, Nora Martínez Pabón, Valentina COVID-19 inequality Mexico poverty microsimulations C63 D31 I32 I38 COVID-19 C63 D31 I32 I38 We use microsimulation to estimate the short-term distributional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. Although the potential increase in poverty is significant, we find that compared to their pre-shock income, those who lost the most are the moderate poor and the vulnerable to poverty. We find that the impact on poverty is more severe for urban households. Poverty increases less for rural households and the indigenous population. Compared to Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, Mexico stands out because the government did not introduce additional transfers to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on living standards. El impacto distributivo del COVID-19 en el corto plazo se estima mediante microsimulaciones. Si bien el incremento potencial de la pobreza es significativo, cuando se compara con el ingreso pre-shock los grupos que más pierden son los pobres y los vulnerables a la pobreza. El impacto sobre la pobreza es más severo para hogares urbanos. La pobreza sube relativamente menos para los hogares rurales y la población indígena. México sobresale porque -comparado con Argentina, Brasil y Colombia- el gobierno no puso en marcha programas de transferencias adicionales para mitigar el impacto de la pandemia sobre los niveles de vida. El Colegio de México, A.C. 2021-01-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/416 10.24201/ee.v36i1.416 Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México; 71-vol. 36, no. 1, january-june, 2021, Special issue on the Mexican economy; 7-25 Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México; 71-vol. 36, núm. 1, enero-junio, 2021, Número extraordinario sobre la economía mexicana; 7-25 0186-7202 0188-6916 eng https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/416/529 https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/416/539 Copyright (c) 2021 Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México |
| spellingShingle | COVID-19 inequality Mexico poverty microsimulations C63 D31 I32 I38 COVID-19 C63 D31 I32 I38 Lustig, Nora Martínez Pabón, Valentina El impacto del COVID-19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en México |
| title | El impacto del COVID-19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en México |
| title_alt | The impact of COVID-19 on inequality and poverty in Mexico |
| title_full | El impacto del COVID-19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en México |
| title_fullStr | El impacto del COVID-19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en México |
| title_full_unstemmed | El impacto del COVID-19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en México |
| title_short | El impacto del COVID-19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en México |
| title_sort | el impacto del covid 19 en la desigualdad y la pobreza en mexico |
| topic | COVID-19 inequality Mexico poverty microsimulations C63 D31 I32 I38 COVID-19 C63 D31 I32 I38 |
| topic_facet | COVID-19 inequality Mexico poverty microsimulations C63 D31 I32 I38 COVID-19 C63 D31 I32 I38 |
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