This paper looks at the hypothesis of conditional convergence of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita for a set of eighteen Latin American countries establishing a positive link with the growth rate of those economies. To that purpose, Ø-convergence, σ-convergence and Ú-convergence...

This research presents a methodology to identify regional clusters based on the estimation of location's coefficients and measures of spatial autocorrelation. Local Moran I index is used as a measure of spatial autocorrelation, which allows to obtain a more varied typology of regional clusters....

We use the national Input-Output Matrix 2012 of INEGI and Flegg's approach to estimate four Regional Input-Output Matrices (RIOM) applying Banco de Mexico's regionalization. The RIOM are employed to evaluate the effects on gross output, value added and employment at the regional level resulting...

Based on the World Input-Output Matrix 2016 estimated by Timmer et al. (2016), the Hypothetical Extraction Method is applied in a multi-country context to estimate Mexico's gross output and value added linked to the economic activity of the United States; and then the gross output and value...

Es objeto de discusión si la política de incentivos destinada al sector minero es o no conveniente. Los partidarios defienden que gracias a esta los municipios tienen mayores oportunidades para desarrollarse, mientras que los detractores argumentan que no tiene sentido orientar recursos hacia...

In un articolo del 1984 M. Pohjola ha introdotto nel modello di Lancaster la considerazione della contrattazione fra capitalisti e lavoratori nella analisi della relazione fra distribuzione del reddito e accumulazione del capitale in termini di un gioco differenziale. Lo scopo del nostro lavoro...

We develop an endogenous growth model with three goods, exportable, importable and non-tradable. We study the response of the real exchange rate and of the economy growth rate to a decrease in the tariff rate. We show that trade liberalization must be followed by a depreciation of the real...

During the last years, Mexico has registered relatively large output falls. The business cycle accounting method of Chari, Kehoe and McGrattan (2007) is applied to the two most recent recessions in Mexico (including the 'Tequila crisis') in order to understand what are the most important wedges...

Il lavoro esamina la relazione fra disuguaglianza e crescita nelle regioni italiane nel periodo 1990-2003. I risultati ottenuti confermano, in primo luogo, la congettura formulata dalla teoria economica più recente per cui una maggiore disuguaglianza nella distribuzione personale dei redditi...