Salarios, desempleo y productividad laboral en la industria manufacturera mexicana (Wage, Unemployment and Labor Productivity in the Mexican Manufacturing Industry)

José Abraham López Machuca; Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota

doi:10.29105/ensayos36.2-4

Authors

José Abraham López Machuca El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.
Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29105/ensayos36.2-4

Keywords:

Labor Market, Real Wages, Wage Curve, Unemployment, Labor Productivity

Abstract

The article evaluates the relationship between the productivity of labor, unemployment and real wages in Mexico for the period 2007-2015. Based on the wage curve theoretical model, the methodology used for analysis applies static and dynamic econometric techniques for panel data and also long-run cointegration. The results suggest that the low wage level and the slow growth exhibited for several decades could be explained by important rigidities. The estimations showed an inverse relationship of wages with respect to labor productivity and unemployment. The variation of the level of prices and minimum wage did not generate important changes on real wages.

El artículo evalúa la relación de la productividad laboral y el desempleo con los salarios reales en México durante el periodo 2007 a 2015. Basándose en el modelo de la curva de salarios, la metodología utilizada emplea técnicas econométricas diseñadas para estructuras funcionales estáticas, dinámicas y de cointegración de largo plazo. Los resultados sugieren que los salarios bajos pueden explicarse por la presencia de rigideces importantes, por lo que los salarios guardan una relación inversa con la productividad laboral y el desempleo. Las variaciones en los precios y del salario mínimo no generan cambios significativos en los salarios reales.

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Author Biographies

José Abraham López Machuca, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.

Maestro en Economía Aplicada por El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.

Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.

Profesor de tiempo completo del Departamento de Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. Doctor en Economía por la Universidad de Utah, Estados Unidos. Dirección: Km. 18.5 Carretera Escénica Tijuana - Ensenada, San Antonio del Mar. Tijuana Baja California, México, C. P. 22560.

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