Abstract

CEBALLOS MINA, Owen Eli  and  DE ANDA CASAS, Abelardo. Productive structure and poverty in Mexico: A municipal analysis by three regions. Desarro. soc. [online]. 2021, n.88, pp.129-168.  Epub Apr 30, 2021. ISSN 0120-3584.  https://doi.org/10.13043/dys.88.4.

Identifying productive sectors that are key for growth is a transcendental issue for development-enhancing policies. We study the relationship between the productive structure of municipalities of the three Mexican regions with their poverty rates in 2015. We estimate models of poverty determinants on emplo­yment branches, controlling for economic, demographic, and territorial factors. Heterogeneous relationships between the productive structure and poverty were identified for each region and sector. For the southern region, branches such as transport, communications services, education, health, government, and tourism are related to lower poverty rates. For the central and northern region, lower rates are found for machinery and equipment production, insu­rance, business support, professional services, leisure, and government activi­ties. These results suggest that policies based on the promotion of productive structures must consider regional differences to effectively reduce poverty.

Keywords : Employment branches; poverty; regional development; Mexico; JEL Classification: J21, J24, O12, R11..

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