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Inter-state economic and social convergence was analyzed in Mexico’s 32 states during the period 2005-2019. Absolute economic convergence was tested through real income and average real labor income and average hourly real labor income. The variables of life expectancy, survival rate, child survival rate and educational level of workers were used to test for absolute social convergence. In addition, using the spatial dependence technique, Moran’s I, it was found that economic variables related to labor income present a high level of spatial correlation. In contrast, only social variables such as life expectancy and the educational level of workers are spatially correlated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyzes the intersectoral relationships that characterized the economic structures of three countries during the 1980s and the first half of the 2000s (Mexico, 2003; South Korea and Spain, 2005). The present article attempts to explain potential growth trajectories using structural sensitivity analysis and the important coefficients (IC) by tolerable limits (LT) methodology, elaborating a typology of intersectoral articulation in each economy based on the characteristics of the countries' respective productive structures. This typology also accounted for the article's approach to the structural changes registered in each economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article illustrates the construction and usefulness of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Mexico, 2013, presenting the methodology used for its elaboration, as well as its characteristics and qualities as an accounting tool for the evaluation of economic policy linked to the study of economic growth and development. The SAM includes 21 economic sectors, four types of import goods industries, and four institutional sectors subdivided into low-, middle-, and high-income households; financial and non-financial corporations (public and private), government, and the rest of the world. Via inter-institutional analysis, SAMs allow for the detailed observation of the productive structure and the institutional sectors of the Mexican economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the hypothesis that innovation is an important driver of growth, using an interregional dynamic panel model that controls for endogeneity and captures cumulative effects. In Mexico, the evidence based on three regional criteria (geography, income, and innovation stimulus intensity) suggests that innovation has positive effects on growth, as has been theoretically hypothesized, but with gradual reductions from 2008 and significant variations by region and sector. Furthermore, public support for innovation produced different effects between areas with varying degrees of economic development, with greater elasticity in less-economically developed areas. This reality could facilitate the reduction of regional inequalities. Support for innovation should prioritize intensive high-tech projects, include more diverse economic agents, and have a regional perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article identifies the behavior of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Mexico with respect to the manufacturing sector and its contributions to the "Automotive Industry", determining its impact through an analysis applied in linear regression. It also detects the main variants of economic growth in the country, which allow contributing to investment, achieving a high level of production, the incorporation of new companies, the increase of jobs, as well as the opportunity and retroactive benefits to that sector. It constitutes a means to establish direct and long-term links between the economies, for the development of other local companies, as well as to improve the competitiveness of the receiving economy as the investor. It also offers the receiving economy an opportunity to further promote its products in international markets. In addition to having a positive impact on the development of international trade, FDI is an important source of capital for the many recipient and investment economies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]