Profits of Human Capital in Microenterprises on the Northern Border of Mexico

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33679/rfn.v1i1.2115
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returns human capital micro-enterprises intangible assets northern border of Mexico.

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Germán Osorio-Novela
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0157-6979
Gilberto Martínez-Sidón
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7642-6321
Rafael Saavedra-Leyva
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9200-4997

Abstract

This paper aims to calculate and analyze the human capital returns of micro-enterprises on Mexico’s northern border by examining the education levels of the micro-entrepreneurs in charge of the production unit. Analyzing data from the National Survey of Occupation and Employment from 2010 to 2019, we estimated econometric cross-section models based on Mincer equations. The results suggest that elementary education is not sufficient to achieve high monetary income in micro-enterprises, even its rates are negative, generating losses systematically. The turning point starts in high school, where positive rates are beginning to be observed. However, it highlights that undergraduate and postgraduate education doubles their positive returns, although the number of business owners with this education level is lower.

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Osorio-Novela, G., Martínez-Sidón, G., & Saavedra-Leyva, R. (2021). Profits of Human Capital in Microenterprises on the Northern Border of Mexico. Frontera Norte, 33. https://doi.org/10.33679/rfn.v1i1.2115
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Germán Osorio-Novela, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Profesor Investigador de tiempo completo de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, campus Tijuana. Facultad de Economía y Relaciones Internacionales.

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