Layers of Inequality: Unequal Opportunities and Skin Color in Mexico

Q1 Social Sciences

Review of Black Political Economy Pub Date : 2021-09-27 DOI:10.1177/00346446211044149

L. Monroy-Gómez-Franco, Roberto Velez-Grajales, G. Yalonetzky

引用次数: 5

Abstract

We document the contribution of skin color toward quantifying inequality of opportunity over a proxy indicator of wealth. Our Ferreira–Gignoux estimates of inequality of opportunity as a share of total wealth inequality show that once parental wealth is included as a circumstance variable, the share of inequality of opportunity rises above 40%, overall and for every age cohort. By contrast, the contribution of skin tone to total inequality of opportunity remains minor throughout.

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不平等的层次:墨西哥的不平等机会和肤色

我们记录了肤色对量化机会不平等的贡献，而不是财富的代理指标。Ferreira-Gignoux对机会不平等占总财富不平等比例的估计表明，一旦父母的财富被纳入一个环境变量，机会不平等的比例就会上升到40%以上，总体而言，每个年龄段都是如此。相比之下，肤色对总体机会不平等的影响一直很小。

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Review of Black Political Economy Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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2.80

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期刊介绍： The Review of Black Political Economy examines issues related to the economic status of African-American and Third World peoples. It identifies and analyzes policy prescriptions designed to reduce racial economic inequality. The journal is devoted to appraising public and private policies for their ability to advance economic opportunities without regard to their theoretical or ideological origins. A publication of the National Economic Association and the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy of Clark College.