In this article we set out a methodology for defining compensation policies to reduce inequities according to the theory of the equality of opportunities. We expand Roemer’s approach by studying the determinants of income to find the most efficient compensation policies. We apply this...

In this document we analyze the dynamics of per capita value added in manufacturing as a proxy of per capita income in Mexico’s municipalities and US counties. Specifically we seek to determine if there is convergence (absolute or conditional), divergence or stratification. A dynamic panel...

We study the horizon and magnitude of the effects of life expectancy and mortality by age and gender groups on economic growth in Mexico, 1950-1995, using a Granger causality for longer periods up to 25 years. The effects have a high magnitude of about 2% annual growth for this period....

Human development, understood as a long-term synergism between technological, physiological and cultural improvements, is a decisive, long-term factor of economic growth. However, it is characterized by intergenerational traps that slow down economic growth. This characterization is useful to...