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References for The labor market in Mexico, 2005–2025
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Further reading
- Acevedo, I., Andrade Baena, G. L., Székely, M., and Castillo, C. The Evolution of Gender Economic Gaps and the Role of Care in Mexico 2010-2023: What's Next? IDB Technical Note, 2025.
- Aldeco, L., Calderón, M., Chiquiar, D., Hanson, G., Pérez Pérez, J., and Velázquez, C. Local labor markets in Mexico: Definition, databases, and descriptive analysis. Banco de Mexico, 2024.
- Avila Parra, C., Cadena Kotsubo, K. E., Gonzalez, D. D., Gutierrez de Diaz, Y., Inchauste Comboni, M. G., Isik-Dikmelik, A., Islas Orduno, D. O., Jaen Torres, M. P., Londono Aguirre, D. I., Minoso, M. D. C.; Rodriguez Chamussy, L., Sarrabayrouse, M., and Steta Gandara, M. C. La participación laboral de la mujer en México. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group, 2021.
- Doepke, M., Hannusch, A., Kindermann, F., and Tertilt, M. “The economics of fertility: A new era.” In: S. Lundberg and A. Voena (eds.), Handbook of the Economics of the Family Vol. 1(1), North-Holland, 2023.
- Halim, D., O’Sullivan, M. B., and Sahay, A. Increasing female labor force participation. World Bank Group Gender Thematic Notes Series, Evidence and Practice Note. Washington, DC.: World Bank, 2023.
- Ulyssea, G. "Informality: Causes and Consequences for Development." Annual Review of Economics 12 (2020): 525-546.
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Key references
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Padilla‐Romo, M., and Cabrera‐Hernández, F. “Easing the constraints of motherhood: The effects of all‐day schools on mothers' labor supply.” Economic Inquiry 57:2 (2019): 890-909. Key reference: [1]
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Parker, S. W., and Todd, P.E. "Conditional cash transfers: the case of Progresa/Oportunidades." Journal of Economic Literature 55:3 (2017): 866–915. Key reference: [2]
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Clemens, M.A., Montenegro, C.E. and Pritchett, L. “The Place Premium: Bounding the Price Equivalent of Migration Barriers.” The Review of Economics and Statistics 101:2 (2019): 201-213. Key reference: [3]
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Mishra, P. “Emigration and wages in source countries: Evidence from Mexico.” Journal of Development Economics 82:1 (2007): 180-199. Key reference: [4]
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Conover, E., Khamis, M., and Pearlman, S. “Declining Outmigration and Local Labor Markets.” Journal of Human Resources 58:6 (2023): 1948-1973. Key reference: [5]
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Bucheli, J. R., and Fontenla, M. “The impact of Return Migration on Economic Development.” Review of Economics and Statistics 107:2 (2025): 393-407. Key reference: [6]
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Chiquiar, D. “Globalization, regional wage differentials and the Stolper-Samuelson theorem: Evidence from Mexico.” Journal of International Economics 74:1 (2008): 70-93. Key reference: [7]
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Alix-Garcia, J., and Sellars, E. "Locational fundamentals, trade, and the changing urban landscape of Mexico.” Journal of Urban Economics 116 (2020). Key reference: [8]
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Faber, B., and Gaubert, C. “Tourism and Economic Development: Evidence from Mexico's Coastline.” American Economic Review 109:6 (2019): 2245-93. Key reference: [9]
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Aldeco, L., Jurado, J.,and Ramírez-Álvarez, A. “Internal migration and drug violence in Mexico.” Journal of Development Economics 171 (2024): 103334. Key reference: [10]
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Levy, S. “Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico.” Inter-American Development Bank, 2018. Key reference: [11]
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Levy, S., and López-Calva, L. F. “Persistent Misallocation and the Returns to Education in Mexico.” World Bank Economic Review 34:2 (2020): 284-311. Key reference: [12]
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Samaniego de la Parra, B., and Fernández Bujanda, L. “Increasing the Cost of Informal Employment: Evidence from Mexico.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 16:1 (2024): 377-411. Key reference: [13]
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Estefan, A. R. , Gerhard, R., Kaboski, J. P., Kondo, I. O., and Wei, Q. Outsourcing Policy and Worker Outcomes: Causal Evidence from a Mexican Ban. NBER Working Paper No. 32024,2025. Key reference: [14]
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Conover, E., Khamis, M., and Pearlman, S. “Job Quality and Labour Market Transitions: Evidence from Mexican Informal and Formal Workers.” Journal of Development Studies 58:7 (2022): 1332-1348. Key reference: [15]
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Padilla‐Romo, M., and Cabrera‐Hernández, F. “Easing the constraints of motherhood: The effects of all‐day schools on mothers' labor supply.” Economic Inquiry 57:2 (2019): 890-909.
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Additional References
- Banco de México. “La informalidad laboral y su efecto en el tamaño de los establecimientos y en el PIB per cápita de las regiones de México.” Reporte sobre las Economías Regionales abril - junio 2021, Recuadro 4 (2021): 46-49.
- Banco de México. “Reubicación del empleo formal en los mercados de trabajo locales de México.” Reporte sobre las Economías Regionales enero – marzo 2022, Recuadro 3 (2022a): 45-53.
- Banco de México. “Un modelo de educación y productividad para las regiones de México.” Reporte sobre las Economías Regionales octubre - diciembre 2022, Recuadro 4 (2022b): 64-66.
- Banco de México. “Disminución de la desigualdad de ingresos regional en un contexto de crecimiento propobre: 2018-2022.” Reporte sobre las Economías Regionales enero - marzo 2024 Recuadro 2 (2024): 44-46.
- Banco de México. “Empleo afiliado al IMSS en empresas exportadoras a Estados Unidos y su distribución en los mercados de trabajo locales de México.” Reporte sobre las economías regionales enero-marzo 2025, Recuadro 3 (2025a): 45-47.
- Banco de México. Reporte sobre las economías regionales enero-marzo 2025 (2025b).
- Campos-Vazquez, R. M., Lopez-Calva, L. F., and Lustig, N. “Declining wages for college-educated workers in Mexico: The impact on younger vs. older cohorts.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 7546, 2016.
- Casco, J., Fernández, L., Kurczyn Juquois, L. Outsourcing, Employment and Wages: Evidence from a Policy Reform in Mexico. Banco de México, Working Papers 2024-20, 2024.
- Choi, E. and Spletzer, J. “The Declining Average Size of Establishments: Evidence and Explanations.” Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Report, March 2012.
- El Financiero. “Reforma para regular a Uber y Didi ‘dispara’ empleo formal en México a 23.6 millones de trabajadores.” 2025.
- El Heraldo de México. El T-MEC, sindicatos y presiones. 9 de diciembre de 2019. Consultado el 22 de mayo de 2020
- Faber, B., and Gaubert, C. “Tourism and Economic Development: Evidence from Mexico's Coastline.” American Economic Review 109:6 (2019): 2245-93.
- Gobierno de México. Retiros parciales IMS, 2021.
- Gobierno de la Ciudad de México. Seguro de desempleo de la Ciudad de México, 2025.
- Inter-American Development Bank. Latin Macro Watch dataset, 2025.
- López-Calva, L. F., and N. Lustig. Declining Inequality in Latin America: A Decade of Progress? Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press (2010).
- Moran, J. R. and Cebreros, A. Rules of Origin and the Use of NAFTA. Working Paper, 2025.
- OECD. Hours worked. OECD Data. (2023).
- OECD. Fertility rates, OECD Family Database (2024).
- OECD. OECD Employment Outlook 2025: Can we get through the demographic crunch? Component 6: Population ageing, labour markets and wellbeing. Paris: OECD Publishing, 2025.
- Pew Research Center. Before COVID-19, more Mexicans came to the U.S. than left for Mexico for the first time in years, 2021.
- Ritchie, H., Samborska, V., Ahuja, N., Ortiz-Ospina, E. and Roser, M. “Data page: Average years of schooling”, “Global Education”. (2023) Data adapted from Barro and Lee, Lee and Lee.
- Tavares Luna, R., and Varela Llamas, R. “The demand for employment in the manufacturing industry in Mexico.” Contaduría y administración 64:1 (2019): 1-21.
- UNU-WIDER. Why are workers getting a smaller share of the cake in Mexico? (2019).
- Utar, H. “Firms and Labor in Times of Violence: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War.” World Bank Economic Review 39:3 (2025): 632-662.