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The impact of Oportunidades on human capital and income distribution in Mexico: A top-down/bottom-up approach

Darío Debowicz, Jennifer Golan, Dario Debowicz Orcid Logo

Journal of Policy Modeling, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 24 - 42

Swansea University Author: Dario Debowicz Orcid Logo

DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2013.10.014

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This paper sets a computable general equilibrium model for the Mexican economy and a behavioural microsimulation model for Mexico's Oportunidades social transfers, and links the models in a bi-directional and iterative way. The model results suggest that partial equilibrium analysis may underes...

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Published: 2014
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title The impact of Oportunidades on human capital and income distribution in Mexico: A top-down/bottom-up approach
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title_short The impact of Oportunidades on human capital and income distribution in Mexico: A top-down/bottom-up approach
title_full The impact of Oportunidades on human capital and income distribution in Mexico: A top-down/bottom-up approach
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