Behavior of the Income of the Economically Active Population Employed in the Economic Activities of the SCIAN in Mexico During the Covid-19

ABSTRACT

The pandemic became a great challenge for many aspects of life, economic performance is no ex-ception. There is evidence that the Employed Economically Active Population (EAP) decreased in Mex-ico as an effect of Covid-19, however, the behavior of the income of the Economically Active Population (EAP) that remained employed is unknown. In this context, the objective of this research is to analyze the behavior of the EAP income for each sector of activity in Mexico in times of pandemic (2020 and 1 quarter of 2021). As a methodology, the Mincer wage model was used and the rate of revenue growth was observed. The data were obtained from the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (NSOE). The results show that the EAP that works in the sectors of "Agriculture, livestock, forestry, fishing and hunting" and "Mining", suffered the greatest decrease in their income. Finally, it is concluded that Covid-19 caused the decrease in the EAP in Mexico, but also the decrease in the income of those people who have kept their jobs. © 2022, Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais. All rights reserved.