This paper isolates factors affecting Mexican primary school children's grade repetition rates and their educational outcomes, as measured by reading and math scores on a standardized test. We estimate an econometric production function for primary school education where the endogenous variables...

This study investigates the effect of cultural and structural features of Mexico on women's labor force determination. Our findings show that the major factors influencing married women's participation in the formal sector in Mexico are similar to those affecting married women's participation in...