Resumen

ANDRADE ROSAS, Luis Antonio  y  VEGA BLANCO, Manuel Vladimir. How the lack of economic improvements lead to the inability to wage increases: An economic model applied to the minimum wage in Mexico City. Estud. soc [online]. 2017, vol.27, n.49, pp.151-180. ISSN 0188-4557.

To consider wage increases in a society, it is important to know your economic status, and relevant variables that characterize it. Objective: We show the negative effects of a skewed income distribution on a possible increase in the minimum wage in Mexico City. Results: By eliminating wages below the current minimum, we can achieve a near minimum wage to 300 percent above the current level under equilibrium conditions. Limitations: The policy to follow to reach the elimination of wages below the minimum does not correspond to actual work objectives. Conclusions: It is obtained that, due to a skewed distribution of wages, there are no conditions to improve the current minimum wage, unless there are reforms that allow to set wages by above the current minimum wage.

Palabras llave : Regional development; wages; income distribution; inequality; political reforms and balance.