Migration and remittances effects on consumption of the poorest:The mexican case

Este trabajo presenta evidencia empírica sobre el efecto de las remesas en los patrones de gasto de hogares rurales que viven en algunas de las zonas más pobres de México. Utilizando datos de las encuestas del programa Progresa-Oportunidades de los años 1997 al 2000, se desarrolla un modelo econométrico que considera el proceso de autoselección involucrado en el fenómeno migratorio, para estimar el impacto que tiene la probabilidad de recibir remesas, internas y externas, en los patrones de gasto de estos hogares. Los resultados señalan que existen efectos significativos en ciertas categorías de gasto. Dichos hallazgos indican que los hogares con mayor probabilidad de recibir remesas tienen mayor propensión a gastar en categorías de gasto relacionadas con la inversión física y humana. 

migración, remesas, consumo, hogares mexicanos

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