Educational Attainment and Regional Economic Performance in Mexico

Abstract

A growing number of studies confirm the importance of educational attainment and human capital investment as a means for improving per capita income performance. In developing countries, attention to this linkage has primarily been carried out using national data aggregates. For relatively large countries such as Mexico, it is helpful to conduct similar analyses that document regional market income patterns. This paper utilizes 2000 census data for all 31 states and the Federal District in Mexico City to quantify regional income performance. Similar to other studies conducted using regional data in higher income economies, results confirm strong links between education and incomes across Mexico. Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2005R11,

An Empirical Analysis of Education, Infrastructure, and Regional Growth in Mexico

“…Rodríguez-Oreggia and Rodríguez-Pose (2004) obtain similar results. Arellano and Fullerton (2005) simulate the increases in per capita GSP that could be achieved by increasing enrollment and graduation rates in different state economies in Mexico. The results indicate that regional economies across the nation are, from the point of view of productivity, operating below installed capacity.…”

“…Section 4 reports empirical results, including simulations that illustrate potential gains available to states with low levels of educational achievement. Such estimates may be useful for evaluating various types of public policies designed to promote economic growth (Thompson, 1998;Arellano and Fullerton., 2005;Fullerton et al, 2010). Section 5 offers conclusions and policy recommendations.…”

“…The principal measure of human capital employed in the analysis is the percentage of the population 15 years of age and older with education beyond the primary level (PLUS). That variable is also used as a measure of human capital in Arellano and Fullerton (2005). Education data are from the 2010 Census (INEGI, 2010).…”

Diferenças Territoriais no Desempenho dos Alunos em Portugal: O Papel das Características Familiares e da Composição Escolar

“…(see e.g. Agasisti & Cordero-Ferrera, 2013, Checchi & Peragine, 2010, Rodrigues-Pose & Tselios, 2009, Shapiro, 2006, Arellano & Fullerton, 2005and Berry & Glaeser, 2005.…”