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Informality and aggregate productivity : the case of Mexico

Alvarez, Jorge; Ruane, Cian - 2019

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 …

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Real Exchange Rate Response to Capital Flows in Mexico : An Empirical Analysis

Dabós, Marcelo P. - 2000

This study shows that in Mexico there is a long-run relationship between the real exchange rate and capital inflows …, the external terms of trade, and productivity in the manufacturing sector. A once-and-for-all unit increase in the ratio …

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Migration, Human Capital, and Poverty in a Dual-Economy of a Developing Country

Masson, Paul R. - 2001

The coexistence of urban and rural poverty and migration to cities is studied in a dual economy model where the acquisition of skills is costly and involves migration to urban areas. In this model, both the distribution of innate abilities and the distribution of wealth matter for the migration...