Based on Deterrence Theory, this essay evaluates the effectiveness of Mexico's municipal police to face common crime. According to the theory, police's deterrent capacity is complemented by two other actors: The Public Prosecutor Office and the Penal Justice System. We estimate a model where the...

This paper assesses the local economic impact of pelagic Sargassum seaweed washed ashore in tourism-heavy coastal zones in the Mexican State of Quintana Roo. The study relies on a carefully designed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) dataset of monthly observations from 2016 to 2019 for 157...

We analyze the international market, fresh or chilled fish and its impact on exports and Mexico's competitiveness in this market from 1995 to 2005. It was found that the production and global consumption of fish present in generally good perspective, the two grew significantly from 1995 to 2005,...