Remittances, inequality and poverty: A case study in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico

This article analyzes the remittances effect on the inequality and income poverty, in the municipality of Santa Ines Yatzeche, in the State of Oaxaca. To achieve the objective, in 2011 we conducted a survey of 117 questionnaires covering 54.9% of heads of households in the community. With the inform...

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Published inEstudios fronterizos Vol. 15; no. 29; pp. 125 - 141
Main Authors Marco Antonio Espinosa Trujillo, María de Jesús Santiago Cruz, José Alberto García Salazar, Oliverio Hernández Romero
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad Autonoma de Baja California 01.01.2014
Subjects
desigualdad por fuentes de ingreso
hogares
Migración
pobreza por fuentes de ingreso
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Summary:This article analyzes the remittances effect on the inequality and income poverty, in the municipality of Santa Ines Yatzeche, in the State of Oaxaca. To achieve the objective, in 2011 we conducted a survey of 117 questionnaires covering 54.9% of heads of households in the community. With the information derived from the structure of household income, the Gini and Foster- Greer-Thorbecke ( FGT ) coefficients were calculated for total income. Results indicate values of 63.3%, 72.7% and 88.9% for the incidence of food poverty, capability and patrimony, respectively.
ISSN:0187-6961
2395-9134