Wages in Mexico are low compared to other countries with a similar income level. Most worryingly, wages have fallen, in real terms, over the last 25 years in all income deciles.Key points After the economic crisis of 1995, the real average salary for contributions to the IMSS ...
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Average hourly wages in China’s manufacturing sector trebled between 2005 and 2016 to $3.60, according to Euromonitor, while during the same period manufacturing wages fell from $2.90 an hour to $2.70 in Brazil, from $2.20 to $2.10 in Mexico, and from $4.30 to $3.60 in South Africa. ...
• Real wages in Mexico have plummeted below pre-NAFTA levels as prices for consumer goods have exceeded wages increases. Today’s minimum wage is only 38 percent of its value when the pact went into effect. • Under NAFTA, the export of subsidized corn from the United States increased, ...
Moreover, the results indicate that channeling is not exclusive to the Mexico–US migration stream, but instead may be a feature of various US-bound immigration streams, including those from India and the Philippines.Matthew A. PainterMatthew R. Sanderson...
The decline of the labour share in Mexico, 1990-2015 However, the country's real wages experienced notable growth in 2017, reaching NT$47,271 (US$1,588), and setting a new record high, thanks to the government's continuous efforts, said Shih. Business ties with China, influx of migrant...
The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office said in statement Monday that the deal’s insistence on enforceable labor rights “represents the strongest provisions of any trade agreement.” Under the pact, “Mexico commits to specific legislative actions to provide for the effective recognition of the ...
relative to per capita incomes they often look considerably better. The salary/income ratio varies greatly from country to country, but on average it is much higher in poorer than in richer countries: 3–4 times per capita GDP in poor countries, and higher in Francophone Africa, compared with...
A burgeoning literature has emerged during the last two decades to assess the economic impacts of immigration on host countries. In this paper, we outline
The diversity across countries in measured per capita income levels is literally too great to be believed. Compared to the 1980 average for what the World Bank calls the ‘industrialized market economies’… of US$10,000, India’s per capita income is $240, Haiti’s is $270, and so on ...