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To verify the hypothesis that the shifts in income distribution in Mexico between 1984 and 1992 were determined by the fact that economic liberalization provided better opportunities to the individuals who were in a better position to take advantage of them, it is first necessary to know why some individuals were in a better position at the start. This chapter addresses this issue by asking how much of the income inequality in Mexico can be explained.
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© 1998 Miguel Székely
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Székely, M. (1998). How Much Inequality Can be Explained?. In: The Economics of Poverty, Inequality and Wealth Accumulation in Mexico. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230372610_3
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