A strategy for development with income redistribution: the minimum wage and growth fronts in Mexico
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to contribute to the discussion on the viability and potential impact of substantially increasing the pay of the lowest-income workers. To this end, a set of simulations are carried out using the input-output matrix to assess the impact on economic variables of increasing the minimum wage. The analysis yields very favourable indications for the viability of growth with income redistribution in Mexico, based essentially on the domestic mass consumption market. Stimulating growth in demand from the lowest-income households has a favourable impact on GDP and employment and only a relatively small effect on both inflation and imports, which grow by much less than they have with the model that has operated over recent decades.
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CEPAL Review No. 136ECLAC Subtopics
ECONOMIC GROWTH ; EMPLOYMENT ; INCOME DISTRIBUTIONUnited Nations Subtopics
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ; INCOME DISTRIBUTION ; MINIMUM WAGE ; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ; EMPLOYMENT ; PRODUCTIVITY ; CONSUMPTIONCountry / Region
MEXICOCollections
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