This document describes some of the methodologies used in economics to analyze the relationship between use of natural resources, poverty and inequality. Data from a representative sample of rural households from the South-southeast region of Mexico are used to illustrate the methodologies as...

Oil in Mexico has been the cornerstone on which the Mexican State has built upon since its nationalization. It has been the main federal income source, it has supported industrial development and has allowed the State to increase international reserves. Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), the National...

Procampo was launched in 1994 to help the transition from low productivity activities to high productivity activities, among other policy objectives. We investigate the effects of Procampo on migration flows from Mexico to third countries (mainly the US), and the employment dynamics in the...

In Mexico, the electricity sector is one of the most important for the economy. It is a crucial input for the industry. The standard of living of the mexican population depends on the access to electricity. This relevance has generated, since former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo’s proposal...

This paper examines the impact that household and village level characteristics have on environmental dependence and participation in resource extraction decisions. Contrary to previous studies that have used case studies or regional samples, I use a nationally representative sample of rural...

This paper describes a long term risk index for agricultural disasters. The index is built upon the principle that agricultural disasters follow a self organized critical behavior, which implies that under a wide variety of circumstances, agricultural disasters exhibit a power-law dependence of...

This paper examines the impact that household and village level characteristics have on environmental dependence and participation in resource extraction decisions. Contrary to previous studies that have used case studies or regional samples, I use a nationally representative sample of rural...

This paper deals with the fiscal implications of a stabilization fund that allows for a stable consumption over time, in particular in the case of an oil producing and exporting country like Mexico. We present a model of optimal fiscal policy in the context of a country with important revenues...

This work performs a revision and an analysis about the macroeconomic impact of petroleum exploitation and exports in our country during the past thirty years. In this context; this study points out that the new transmission channels of the macroeconomic effect of petroleum are the public...

In Mexico, the electricity sector is one of the most important for the economy. It is a crucial input for the industry. The standard of living of the mexican population depends on the access to electricity. This relevance has generated, since former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo’s proposal...