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This paper analyzes and compares the integration by foreign direct investment (FDI) of MERCOSUR and NAFTA and the role of Uruguay and Mexico between 1990-2016 based on a new methodological proposal within the framework of structural analysis techniques. The results suggest that the Mercosur had low levels of integration although they increased throughout the period, while in NAFTA integration was high, especially in some subperiods. In this context, the coalition with the smaller partners had enormous differences, being much more intense in the case of Mexico than in the case of Uruguay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the application of patents (P) in Mexico as a mechanism of technological spill to the host country. Part of a contemporary and theoretical framework that relates both variables and identifies the convenience of multinational companies to manage or safeguard knowledge. Subsequently through the Granger causality, it is shown there is no bidirectional or unidirectional causality in our country between both variab [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This paper describes the case of two Chinese companies that are global leaders in digital technology and telecommunications: Huawei and Foxconn. Both companies are pioneer cases of Chinese globalization in Mexico. Methodology: trough the case study method, seeks to show evidence and analytical proposals of this new phase of China's productive internationalization to Mexico. Results: The main results of the analysis show an asymmetrical economic relationship between Mexico and China. Limitations: While trade between the two countries has grown significantly in recent years, it has been marked by an imbalance in favor of China. Although there are no obvious signs that show, whether Chinese companies would have in Mexico a focal point of its internationalization. Conclusions: The case analysis of both companies helps explain its mode of international expansion and its presence in Mexico. While Mexico was not their original destination, both companies have operations in the country as part of their global expansion strategies marked from early stages of internationalization. In each case, the respective firm has followed its globalization patterns, and this has enabled them to consolidate as leading companies in the industries in which they are inserted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This topic should be viewed in the context of a few theoretical considerations on local and territorial development. This work will then look at the conclusions of some recent specialized contributions to the study of instability and disparities in Mexico and apply these to the focus of this paper. Studying Yucatan sheds light on the enormous limits and extreme inequalities of development in Mexico and its winding road to growth. Yucatan reflects how Mexico is lagging in employment and education, as well as the extent to which people are leaving rural areas, leading to greater urban concentration. In addition, it provides evidence of an increase in outsourcing, the decline of the maquiladora industry and the departure of local capital from its weak manufacturing sector. This work concludes with a broad critique of this type of development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the global crisis. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has withdrawn from developed economies and has substantially increased in emerging and transitional economies. In this scenario. Mexican MNEs have been spreading during the last four years. after starting their internationalization two decades ago. In this paper we show that the relationship between two factors-economic sector and geographical location of FDI - explains the difference in outcome of corporate operations during the crisis. While positive results have been found regarding investments in Latin America and Asia. less favorable results are registered in investments in Europe and the United States. These findings modify the theoretical approach on the "location determinants" of FDI. Our sources are enterprise's websites and direct surveys applied during the last four years for a sample of 20 of the largest MNEs in Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]