Abstract Using data from Mexico's 2016 National Household Income and Expenditure Survey (ENIGH), we estimate the impact of Internet access on the multidimensional and income poverty of rural and urban Mexico. Based on a Propensity Score Matching approach, our results show that Internet access helps reduce poverty levels in Mexico. Findings also reveal differentiated effects in the two indicators accounting for greater deprivation. The impacts on reducing extreme income poverty and extreme multidimensional poverty are more significant for the rural sector than for the urban sector. The results suggest policy measures aimed at solving issues that limit Internet access for individuals and households with higher social vulnerability, thereby contributing to a reduction of the poverty levels experienced by an important segment of Mexico's population.

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互联网接入和减贫：来自墨西哥农村和城市的证据

摘要 利用墨西哥 2016 年全国家庭收入和支出调查 (ENIGH) 的数据，我们估计了互联网接入对墨西哥农村和城市多维贫困和收入贫困的影响。基于倾向得分匹配方法，我们的结果表明，互联网接入有助于降低墨西哥的贫困水平。调查结果还揭示了两个指标的不同影响，说明了更大的剥夺。与城市部门相比，农村部门对减少极端收入贫困和极端多维贫困的影响更大。结果提出了旨在解决限制社会脆弱性较高的个人和家庭访问互联网的问题的政策措施，从而有助于降低墨西哥一个重要部分所经历的贫困水平。