Studies of female participation in economic activities with remuneration in Mexico have shed light on the following …: Between 1930 and 1970, total employment in Mexico increased 252 percent, the male labor force expanded 214 percent, and the … less than one-fifth of the women in Mexico aged twelve or over devoted themselves principally to the production of …

Using data from the Mexican National Household Income and Expenditure Surveys, we decompose the effects of returns to … household characteristics and geographical variables to determine the relative importance of these factors in explaining the … rising income inequality experienced in the 1984-94 period. Whereas household characteristics explain the largest share of …

Inequality in Mexico rose between 1989 and 1994 and declined between 1994 and 2010. We examine the role of market …