Determinantes y usos de las remesas en los hogares en México. El caso del Estado de México en 2010

Abstract

The objective is to analyze the main factors associated with the probability that a household in Estado de Mexico in2010 receives internal and external remittances; and to examine the different household expenditures. The household characteristics and head of the household are analyzed using the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey from 2010. A binomial logistic regression is used to examine the factors associated with the reception of remittances and the different expenditures are analyzed by type of household. Common factors were found that increase the propensity of remittance reception: if the household head is female, with little schooling and if there are less than four members living in the household; the labor status has an opposite effect for internal and external remittances. Regarding household expenditure, most of the household income is used to cover the household’s basic needs. Politics on the subject must focus in reducing household dependency on this income, which is different than the productive investment of the remittances.