We assess the aggregate productivity impact of distortions arising from labor regulations in Mexico and how they … about informal firms in Mexico. We then construct and estimate a model of heterogeneous firms and endogenous informality to … but small impacts on aggregate productivity …

This paper analyzes the sources of Mexico''s economic growth since the 1960s and compares various decompositions of … assessed. Looking ahead, the paper presents medium-term paths for GDP based on alternative assumptions for productivity growth … total factor productivity growth. Economic policy reforms and the introduction of NAFTA may have raised trend productivity …

recent fiscal adjustment in Mexico is that it has been carried out, in part, by depleting public infrastructure stocks ….We estimate the effects of public infrastructure on private sector costs in Mexico and calculate the implied optimal …

This paper examines the impact of highway expansion on aggregate productivity growth and sectoral reallocation between … and indirect impact of trade costs on city productivity. I then construct an instrumental variable to examine the causal … productivity growth by facilitating firm entry, exit and reallocation. I also find evidence that the national highway system led to …