World Bank Mexico Poverty Assessment 2024

This repository contains the reproducibility package for the analysis conducted as part of the World Bank Mexico Poverty Assessment 2024. The focus is on data from the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) by INEGI.

Data Sources

• Raw Data: The ENOE survey data can be downloaded from INEGI's website:
  https://en.www.inegi.org.mx/programas/enoe/15ymas/

• Harmonization Methodology: The harmonization of ENOE data is based on the methodology used in the World Bank Global Labor Database (GLD). More details are available here:
  https://worldbank.github.io/gld/README.html

Purpose

The code in this repository:

1. Harmonizes the raw ENOE data to ensure consistency across surveys.
2. Constructs a longitudinal panel of workers using harmonized survey data.
3. Reproduces key summary statistics and analyzes transitions in and out of poverty.

How to Use

1. Download Raw Data: Start by downloading the ENOE survey data from INEGI.
2. Run the Code: Use the scripts provided in this repository to harmonize the data and generate the desired outputs.

Prerequisites

• StataMP
• Data processing libraries (e.g., wbopendata)

Outputs

• Harmonized datasets
• Summary statistics
• Transition matrices analyzing poverty dynamics

Authors and Contributions

• Corresponding Author:
  Israel Osorio Rodarte
  Email: [email protected]

• Contributors:

  • Eugenia Suarez Moran
  • Brenda Samaniego

Disclaimer

All errors and omissions are the sole responsibility of the main author. Feedback and suggestions are welcome.