Durante la década de los noventa, México sufrió una serie de transformaciones profundas en varios ámbitos. Por una parte, se afianzó la apertura comercial y el país entró en un acelerado proceso de integración a los mercados mundiales y de cambio en sus estructuras productivas. Por la...

During the 90’s, poverty in Mexico followed the economic cycle. It diminished with GDP growth and with the stability observed during 1992-94, and it increased considerably between 1994 and 1996 as consequence of the macroeconomic crisis experienced in 1995. From 1996 to the year 2000 the...

This paper shows evidence on the level and distribution of household saving in Mexico for the period 1984-1996. We verify, whether the changes in household saving behavior are related to short or longer term decisions by controlling for cohort effects, changes in family structure and for...