This exercise estimated competitiveness for the 32 federal states of Mexico taking into account production, productivity, employment and wages in 82 activities representing 95% of total GNP. There are two types of states. The dozen of competitive states are more diversified and show higher...

This exercise estimates the level of competitiveness for the 32 federal states of Mexico taking into account production, productivity, employment and wages in 82 activities representing 95% of total GNP. There are two types of Mexican states in respect of economic performance. The competitive...

This exercise estimated competitiveness for the 32 federal states of Mexico taking into account production, productivity, employment and wages in 82 activities representing 95% of total GNP. There are two types of states. The dozen of competitive states are more diversified and show higher...

This exercise estimates the level of competitiveness for the 32 federal states of Mexico taking into account production, productivity, employment and wages in 82 activities representing 95% of total GNP. There are two types of Mexican states in respect of economic performance. The competitive...

The analysis of agriculture and cattle activities in localities of the state of Guanajuato privileges production for their own consumption. Just a few municipios produce in excess for the country markets, mostly in grains, porks, poultry and alfalfa. Complementarity within the sector and with...

Taking as point of departure the basics of the economics of innovation, the Mexican evidence builds on two major obstacles: market failures inhibit economic returns to R&D and, consequently, the inexistence of a national innovation system. In such context, fiscal subsidies to R&D are introduced...

The competitiveness of the state of Guanajuato is linked to very few activities under the leading influence of very few municipalities. The sensibility of these locations to economic growth is also highly dependent on the performance of the very few activities: shoes, autos, oil, processed foods...

This paper identifies one of the main determinants of the dynamics in employment. NAFTA has not benefited substantially the conditions for economic growth and, consequently, the opportunities for new employment. Contrary to expectations, the analysis reveals lower importance for manufacturing in...

We explore the relationship between migration and the economic characteristics of Mexican states. Employment deficits might encourage migration, in accordance with the neoclassical modernization principle. However, the results indicate that in spite of the expected benefits of liberalization,...

In this paper we estimate the competitiveness of the Región Bajío. The overall assessment is that Bajío lacks competitiveness, lagging in both labor productivity and wage levels (a proxy of human capital). However, there are heterogeneous competitive conditions. Only three of the cities and...