The distribution of income shocks during crises: an application of quantile analysis to Mexico, 1992-95 (Vol. 201) (English)

Moving beyond the simple comparisons of averages typical of most analyses of household income shocks, this article employs quantile analysis to generate a complete distribution of such shocks by type of household during the 1995 crisis in Mexico. It compares the distributions across normal and crisis periods to see whether observed differences were due to the crisis or are intrinsic to the household types. Alternatively, it asks whether the distribution...

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Maloney,William F.;

Cunningham, Wendy V.;

Bosch Mossi,Mariano;
Document Date
2004/05/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
77470
Volume No
201
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2013/05/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The distribution of income shocks during crises: an application of quantile analysis to Mexico, 1992-95
Keywords
household head

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Maloney,William F.; Cunningham, Wendy V.; Bosch Mossi,Mariano.

The distribution of income shocks during crises: an application of quantile analysis to Mexico, 1992-95 (Vol. 201) (English). Washington DC : World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/838881468287157225

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