We estimate a small-scale macro model for the Mexican economy under the New Keynesian (NK) framework and alternative interest rate rules for Mexico. With these results we evaluate the performance of the Bank of Mexico against a set of optimality principles derived in the NK literature. Our...

This article documents trends in enrollment in undergraduate economics programs in Mexico in 1970--2007 and discusses the characteristics of the programs—particularly the typical curriculum and graduation requirements—and the entry of graduates into the job market. Recent data show a pattern...

En este trabajo analizamos si es posible incrementar el ahorro para el retiro por medio de alfabetismo financiero en México. Con información de la Encuesta Nacional de los Niveles de Vida de los Hogares 2005 (ENNVIH-2) construimos un índice de alfabetizo financiero siguiendo la metodología...

This paper studies the sustainability of the fiscal policy for Mexico, according to the behavior of the Government budget restriction and the balance in the accumulated debt over the last two decades. We use the value of the debt and the empirical analysis is based in Wilcox (1989), were it is...

One of the main arguments for pension system reform in Mexico was its impact on savings. Our work presents a first quantification of this impact, by estimating the contractual savings generated by this program and its relationship with voluntary savings. Our results suggest that there is no...

This paper analyzes the effects of children on income, con sumption and saving profiles for Mexican families. We use the Life Cycle Model that allow us to follow the families behavior along his life cycle, while our empirical work is based on synthetic panels as pro posed by Browning, Deaton and...

We estimate a small-scale macro model for the Mexican economy under the New Keynesian (NK) framework and alternative interest rate rules for Mexico. With these results we evaluate the performance of the Bank of Mexico against a set of optimality principles derived in the NK literature. We show...

Uno de los principales argumentos esgrimidos en la reforma al sistema de pensiones en México fue su impacto positivo en el ahorro. Este trabajo realiza una primera cuantificación de este impacto. Para ello se estima una serie de ahorro contractual generado por este programa, así como la...