Inequality of opportunities in Mexico: Impact on consumption and cognitive
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Inequality opportunities, consumption, cognitive ability, distributive justice, MexicoAbstract
Using information from ENNVIH 2002 and 2005, we estimate a Iower bound for inequality of opportunities for Mexican household consumption expenditure and cognitive ability. The study attributes a portion of inequality to characteristics beyond the individual's control. Circumstances such as place ofbirth, gender, belonging to an indigenous group and father's schooling are used to estimate inequality indices. The results show that inequality of opportunities is approximately 35% in consumption expenditure and 50% in cognitive ability.
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