Resumen

MONTANO ARMENDARIZ, Angélica; MARTINEZ SIDON, Gilberto  y  PEREZ CONCHA, Juan Carlos. Tourism activity and income inequality in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Anál. econ. [online]. 2023, vol.38, n.98, pp.155-172.  Epub 19-Jun-2023. ISSN 2448-6655.  https://doi.org/10.24275/uam/azc/dcsh/ae/2023v38n98/montano.

The objective of this document is to analyze the possible relationship that exists between the development of tourism and inequality in the distribution of income in Los Cabos. Three indices were used to analyze the structure of income inequality: the Gini Index, the Generalized Entropy Index and the Atkinson Index. The data was obtained from “Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo” for the period 2010 to 2020. The results suggest that, despite maintaining a downward trend in the indices, which implies that income distribution has improved, income inequality still prevails in Los Cabos, which is attributed to the economic concentration in the touristic activity. The analysis of the Generalized Entropy Index made it possible to determine that -indeed- there is an unequal distribution, marked by the part of the population that receives more income in contrast to the population with lower income.

Palabras llave : Los Cabos; Tourism; Inequality; Distribution; Income.

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