Layers of Inequality: Unequal Opportunities and Skin Color in Mexico

We document the contribution of skin color toward quantifying inequality of opportunity over a proxy indicator of wealth. Our Ferreira–Gignoux estimates of inequality of opportunity as a share of total wealth inequality show that once parental wealth is included as a circumstance variable, the share...

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Published in:The Review of Black political economy 2022-09, Vol.49 (3), p.230-250
Main Authors: Monroy-Gómez-Franco, Luis, Vélez-Grajales, Roberto, Yalonetzky, Gastón
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Economic inequality
Equal opportunities
Equal opportunity
Ethnicity
Income inequality
Inequality
Skin color
Wealth
Wealth distribution
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Summary:We document the contribution of skin color toward quantifying inequality of opportunity over a proxy indicator of wealth. Our Ferreira–Gignoux estimates of inequality of opportunity as a share of total wealth inequality show that once parental wealth is included as a circumstance variable, the share of inequality of opportunity rises above 40%, overall and for every age cohort. By contrast, the contribution of skin tone to total inequality of opportunity remains minor throughout.
ISSN:0034-6446
1936-4814
DOI:10.1177/00346446211044149