This paper exploits a novel municipal-level data set to explore patterns of convergence in income and poverty in Mexico …

exploiting cross-municipality income and crime data for Mexico -- a country that experienced a high increase in crime rates over … municipal level for Mexico (2005-2010), the analysis finds evidence indicating that drug-related crimes indeed deter growth. It …

in Mexico -- with a particular focus on the post North American Free Trade Agreement period. There is also a vast … relationship between measures of government transparency and gross domestic product per capita growth in Mexico during 2001 …

sectors. Specialization and diversity metrics that combine industries in both sectors are calculated and related to subsequent … job growth. The analysis finds robust and consistent evidence that the diversity of industries in the district across the … typical stories about the role of diversity. For example, the growth is strongest in rural areas of districts and in districts …

this period. Rather, local sector diversity was associated with higher long-run growth in total factor productivity …. However, there is no evidence that the diversity effect was driven by the local interaction with a set of suppliers and …