Resumen

AGUILAR-GUTIERREZ, Genaro. Why inequality declined in Mexico? Analysis with Gini, Mehran and Piesch Indexes, 2000-2012. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.52, pp.557-590. ISSN 2448-6183.

Using micro data from the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the methodology of decomposition of the Gini index of inequality, Mehran and Piesch shows that public programs (“Oportunidades”) have contributed with 11.15% of the reduction in the observed inequality (Gini index) in Mexico between 2000 and 2012. The remittances received by households have contributed with 9.02% of the reduction of inequality. Mehran index shows that remittances contributed with 17.25% to the fall of the level of inequality.

Palabras llave : inequality; income distribution; Gini, Mehran and Piesch index decomposition.