In this paper, we examine the increase in the relative wages of skilled workers in Mexico during the 1980s. We argue … the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the share of skilled labor in total wages in Mexico using state … that rising wage inequality in Mexico is linked to capital inflows from abroad. The effect of these capital inflows, which …

obtain an education because of its effect on future earnings. Individuals differ in their initial income levels. Mexico doesn … United States, but Mexican population growth and productivity gains induced by liberalization will make the Mexico of the … future much larger than today, especially in those sectors that use intensively Mexico's abundant low-skilled labor …

significantly affects U.S. inward foreign direct investment. We find no evidence that relative wages have a significant impact on …

Foreign-owned establishments in the United States pay higher wages, on average, than domestically-owned establishments …. The foreign-owned establishments tend to be in higher-wage industries and also to pay higher wages within industries. They … tend to locate in lower-wage states, but to pay more than domestically-owned firms within industries within states. Wages …

Foreign-owned establishments in the United States pay higher wages, on average, than domestically-owned establishments … wages in favor of foreign establishments remains even when these other determinants of wages are taken into account. Within … manufacturing, the extent of foreign ownership in an industry in a state had no impact on wages in 1987 when these other factors …

With the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, Mexico entered a bilateral free trade …

that exclusion did not affect U.S. agricultural wages or employment. Important mechanisms include adoption of less labor …

immigrants, especially illegal ones, have a worse outside option than natives their wages are lower. Hence their presence reduces …

In this paper, I examine the impacts of trade and investment liberalization on the wage structure of Mexico. Part one … of the paper surveys recent literature on the labor-market consequences of Mexico's economic reforms in the 1980?s …. Mexico's policy reforms appear to have raised the demand for skill in the country, reduced rents in industries that prior to …