Roberto Vélez-Grajales
Biographic Data
| ID | 170529 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberto Vélez-Grajales |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Vélez-Grajales |
| SIGNATURE | VÉLEZ-GRAJALES R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias (CEEY), Mexico City, Mexico. |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2499-9771 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Unequal gradients
The potential effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on learnings
Perceptions of inequality and social mobility in Mexico
Layers of Inequality
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 opp…
The regional geography of social mobility in Mexico
We study intergenerational social mobility in Mexico at the subnational level to determine whether poorer regions have similar rates of social mobility as richer ones. We approximate socioeconomic status with an index that captures the variability across households in durable goods, services and education of household heads for both adult children and their parents. The estimated indicators suggest a clear north–south gradient in social mobility:…
Skin Tone Differences in Social Mobility in Mexico
Height and Inequality in Post-1950 Mexico
Using data from two national surveys (ENSA, 2000; ENSANUT, 2006) we assess the evolution of biological standards of living of the Mexican population born during the second half of the 20 th century. Our results show that there was an improvement in living standards reflected in an increase in stature, but this amelioration was limited. We observe differences across socio-economic strata, across educational levels, and between men and women. Persi…
Measuring Inequality in Living Standards with Anthropometric Indicators
By analyzing the Mexican case for the period 1850–1986, we argue that the average adult stature of a population can be used as a tool to analyze inequality in living standards. The findings suggest that the secular trend in stature is related to cycles of economic growth, inequality, wars and institutional changes. Such processes affect socioeconomic groups and regions differently and generate unequal living standard patterns. Moreover, male adul…
Did Population Well-being Improve During Porfirian Mexico? A Regional Analysis using a Quasi-Human Development Index
It is argued that economic growth during the Porfiriato did not improve the well-being of the Mexican population. One explanation for such result is that the economic growth pattern was skewed and benefited more the northern states and less the southern ones. Following the estimation method of the Human Development Index, we calculate a Quasi-Human Development Index for the Mexican states during the period 1895–1910. Results show that at the star…
Measuring Inequality in Living Standards with Anthropometric Indicators
By analyzing the Mexican case for the period 1850–1986, we argue that the average adult stature of a population can be used as a tool to analyze inequality in living standards. The findings suggest that the secular trend in stature is related to cycles of economic growth, inequality, wars and institutional changes. Such processes affect socioeconomic groups and regions differently and generate unequal living standard patterns. Moreover, male adul…
The regional geography of social mobility in Mexico
We study intergenerational social mobility in Mexico at the subnational level to determine whether poorer regions have similar rates of social mobility as richer ones. We approximate socioeconomic status with an index that captures the variability across households in durable goods, services and education of household heads for both adult children and their parents. The estimated indicators suggest a clear north–south gradient in social mobility:…
Perceptions of inequality and social mobility in Mexico
Layers of Inequality
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 opp…
Height and Inequality in Post-1950 Mexico
Using data from two national surveys (ENSA, 2000; ENSANUT, 2006) we assess the evolution of biological standards of living of the Mexican population born during the second half of the 20 th century. Our results show that there was an improvement in living standards reflected in an increase in stature, but this amelioration was limited. We observe differences across socio-economic strata, across educational levels, and between men and women. Persi…
The potential effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on learnings
Skin Tone Differences in Social Mobility in Mexico
Did Population Well-being Improve During Porfirian Mexico? A Regional Analysis using a Quasi-Human Development Index
It is argued that economic growth during the Porfiriato did not improve the well-being of the Mexican population. One explanation for such result is that the economic growth pattern was skewed and benefited more the northern states and less the southern ones. Following the estimation method of the Human Development Index, we calculate a Quasi-Human Development Index for the Mexican states during the period 1895–1910. Results show that at the star…
Did Population Well-being Improve During Porfirian Mexico? A Regional Analysis using a Quasi-Human Development Index
It is argued that economic growth during the Porfiriato did not improve the well-being of the Mexican population. One explanation for such result is that the economic growth pattern was skewed and benefited more the northern states and less the southern ones. Following the estimation method of the Human Development Index, we calculate a Quasi-Human Development Index for the Mexican states during the period 1895–1910. Results show that at the star…
Measuring Inequality in Living Standards with Anthropometric Indicators
By analyzing the Mexican case for the period 1850–1986, we argue that the average adult stature of a population can be used as a tool to analyze inequality in living standards. The findings suggest that the secular trend in stature is related to cycles of economic growth, inequality, wars and institutional changes. Such processes affect socioeconomic groups and regions differently and generate unequal living standard patterns. Moreover, male adul…
Height and Inequality in Post-1950 Mexico
Using data from two national surveys (ENSA, 2000; ENSANUT, 2006) we assess the evolution of biological standards of living of the Mexican population born during the second half of the 20 th century. Our results show that there was an improvement in living standards reflected in an increase in stature, but this amelioration was limited. We observe differences across socio-economic strata, across educational levels, and between men and women. Persi…
Skin Tone Differences in Social Mobility in Mexico
Perceptions of inequality and social mobility in Mexico
Layers of Inequality
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 opp…
The regional geography of social mobility in Mexico
We study intergenerational social mobility in Mexico at the subnational level to determine whether poorer regions have similar rates of social mobility as richer ones. We approximate socioeconomic status with an index that captures the variability across households in durable goods, services and education of household heads for both adult children and their parents. The estimated indicators suggest a clear north–south gradient in social mobility:…
The potential effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on learnings
Unequal gradients
Economics (8 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (8 works) · Demographic economics (7 works) · Demography (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Inequality (4 works)