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This article is based on information from the National Survey to Rural Households carried out in 2008 in Mexico, and it aims to analyze the factors that influence activity diversification and, at the same time, determine its impact on the income of Mexican rural households. The econometric estimates point out that diversification is key to increase income and, thus, economic efficiency. Around 80% of the households analyzed by the survey diversifies for survival reasons, while the rest does it for accumulation reasons. This comes to show that the support policies for Mexican households must have clear focusing patterns, especially for lower-income households. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study examines the effect of the maquiladora export industry (MEI) on total net annual household income for rural zones of the old Henequenera region of Yucatán. This analysis uses the Propensity Score Matching approach and cross-sectional data from 1,123 inhabitants that make up 247 households in four municipalities: Cuzamá, Homún, Acanceh and Huhi. The findings reveal a strong and significant positive impact on the total annual income of inhabitants working for the MEI in the rural region of Yucatan. Specifically, there is a positive difference that ranges from $8,419 to $9,449 Mexican pesos annually between inhabitants that work for a maquiladora factory and those that work in any other type of activity within or outside of the territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]