1. TRABAJO DOMÉSTICO NO REMUNERADO: CONSUMO E INVERSIÓN EN CAPITAL HUMANO DE LAS FAMILIAS MEXICANAS.
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Ceballos Mina, Owen Eli and Duque García, Carlos Alberto
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UNPAID labor , *HUMAN capital , *GOVERNMENT policy , *INCOME , *CONSUMER goods , *INCOME distribution , *DECISION making , *SOCIAL services , *PUBLIC welfare , *POVERTY - Abstract
This article studies the behavior of the magnitude of unpaid domestic work (TDNR) alongside family income, distinguishing between the production of consumer goods and investment. The theoretical proposal predicts that as monetary income increases, the time devoted to investment in human capital increases to the detriment of domestic consumer production. Data from the ENUT-2019 (INEGI, 2023) and a two-stage semiparametric model were used to estimate the TDNR hours devoted to investment and consumption over income distribution. The results support the theoretical hypothesis and are relevant evidence for public policy decision-making concerning poverty, social mobility and welfare issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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