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We examine the role of political factors in Mexico’s anti-dumping regime, considering both the characteristics of …
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evidence to assess the relative magnitudes of these three effects as they apply to further trade liberalization in Mexico. We … study the determinants of the industry pattern of US imports from Mexico and of value added by Mexico's maquiladora sector … and investment. Finally, we use the results from a computable general equilibrium model to study the likely compositional …
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This paper analyzes the contribution of the minimum wage to the well documented rise in earnings inequality in Mexico …
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Like the rest of the poor periphery, Mexico had to deal with de-industrialization forces between 1750 and 1913, those … such huge dimensions. Yet, from independence to mid-century Mexico did better on this score than did most countries around …, and to those attributable to domestic forces specific to Mexico. It uses a neo-Ricardian model (with non …
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view the problem as a race between a foreign investment led demand boom and the potential expansion in supply which might … government might be tempted to devalue. In Mexico it would also appear that the costs and benefits of maintaining the regime were …
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We study the effects of a conditional cash transfers program on school enrollment and performance in Mexico. We provide …
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the period of trade policy reforms between 1985 and 1989 when Mexico experiences both an important inflow of foreign … direct investment (FDI), and a significant trade liberalization. The approach takes into account the potential role of FDI on …
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investigation. We then compare two independent sources of individual-level wage information from Mexico -- firms' wage reports to …
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This paper looks at the factors driving regional growth in Mexico, paying special attention to the potentially growth … formation of adequate social conditions for innovation (the social filter), and spillovers for 31 Mexican states and the Mexico … growth across Mexican states stems from direct investment in R&D in areas with favorable social filters and which can benefit …
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very detailed Mexican data for 1994-2004, a period of liberalization in US trade policy vis a vis Mexico, mandated by the …
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