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2. Análisis de la relación entre los subsidios al sector energético y algunas variables vinculantes en el desarrollo sostenible en México en el periodo 2004-2010.
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Londoño Pineda, Abraham Allec and Baena Rojas, José Jaime
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ENERGY industries , *SUSTAINABLE development , *SUBSIDIES , *GROSS domestic product , *ECONOMIC development , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there is a significant correlation between energy subsidies in Mexico and some dimensions of sustainable development. In this sense are analyzed the CO2 emissions, subsidies per capita energy sector, the annual growth rate of gdp, electricity consumption per capita and the production of equivalent fossil fuel energy. This research has been between the 2004-2010 period in the recent history of that country. Finally the results are studied and also are established different recommendations related to energy policy and even are presented some possible future research lines in this entire topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
3. Desarrollo económico y gasto público de las entidades federativas en México.
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Rodríguez-Benavides, Domingo and López-Herrera, Francisco
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PUBLIC finance , *ECONOMIC development , *PRODUCTION (Economic theory) , *ECONOMETRICS , *PUBLIC spending , *COINTEGRATION , *PER capita , *GROSS national product - Abstract
This paper shows evidence about the compliance of the Wagner's Law at the level of the Mexican states during the period 1980-2007. This law sets that the growth of public spending is explained as a result of increased economic activity. To test compliance with the law, this study use the specification proposed by Peacock and Wiseman (1961), Musgrave (1969), and Goffman and Mahar (1971), which sets that public spending and output variables are related in their levels. The bulk of empirical research on the fulfillment of the law at the global level has been conducted investigating whether Wagner's Law is fulfilled in the country level, with few studies on its fulfillment at the level of states, provinces or regions into a country. By means of econometric methods of panel data analysis, the whole set of the states of the Mexican Republic is studied, so as three subgroups classified according to their GDP per capita. The results of the cointegration analysis suggest evidence in favor of compliance with the Wagner's Law in the study period and that compliance is a function of the level of development achieved by the states. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
4. Análisis de la distribución territorial de proyectos del mecanismo para un desarrollo limpio.
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Cruz Ramos, Ariel, Flores Delgado, Alfredo, Ibarra-Yúnez, Alejandro, and Zamorano Cervantes, Homar
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CLEAN development mechanism (Emission control) , *GREENHOUSE gas mitigation , *ECONOMIC development , *FOREIGN investments ,UNITED Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992). Protocols, etc., 1997 December 11 - Abstract
This investigation classifies Mexican states according to their strength for attracting clean development mechanism (CDM) projects, as a means to promote economic development from donating Annex I countries of the Kyoto Protocol. We calculated that 46.5 per cent of all cdm projects are concentrated in the states of Jalisco, Coahuila, Puebla, Durango and Veracruz. The study classifies the 32 Mexican states using cluster analysis, based on three dimensions: potential to achieve gas reductions, institutional capacities to tackle the environment; and the general investment climate. The technique creates five clusters where the key variable responds to greenhouse gas reduction projects. Findings have implications both for cdm policies, their federal and state coordination, and also for invest- ment readiness by some states that demonstrate institutional capabilities, but where State-owned Pemex and CFE have shown low attraction of projects and shallow institutional commitment. The paper contributes to analyze the distribution of this type of projects at sub-national level, and their pulling and limiting forces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
5. Are the Mexican States and the United States Business Cycles Synchronized?
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Mejía-Reyes, Pablo and Campos-Chávez, Jeanett
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BUSINESS cycles , *BUSINESS conditions , *ECONOMIC development , *SYNCHRONIZATION , *ECONOMICS , *ECONOMETRIC models - Abstract
This paper analyses the degree of synchronization between the Mexican states and the US business cycles by using a growth cycle approach for the period 1997-2007. The business cycle indicators are obtained from seasonally-adjusted monthly manufacturing production. Our results confirm that the Mexican aggregate cycle is highly synchronized with the US business cycle. However, although specific Mexican state cycles are pro-cyclical with respect to the US business cycle, their synchronization is very heterogeneous. In particular, it is strong and robust only for the states of Baja California, Jalisco, Nuevo León and the Federal District, and at least moderate for the state of Mexico and Querétaro. The results are robust with respect to three different detrending methods. Synchronization may be explained by the high volumes of international trade carried out by foreign firms in the case of the central and traditionally industrialized states, and by the "maquila" production in the Northern bordering states. This synchronization may be explained by the vertical integration of the productive processes resulting from the internationalization of production of multinational firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
6. Emigración y compromiso político en México.
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Bravo, Jorge
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POLITICAL participation , *ECONOMIC development , *POLITICAL sociology ,EMIGRATION & immigration in Mexico ,SOCIAL conditions in Mexico - Abstract
This paper is an effort to ascertain whether there is a relationship between out-migration and the political engagement of those "left behind" in Mexico. We use 2006 CIDE-CSES survey data, which we complement with data from another national survey, to analyze the relationship between different manifestations of out-migration and several indicators of political engagement in Mexico. in particular, we identify the following channels through which out-migration may influence political engagement in Mexico: whether the respondent has close relatives in the Us, receives remittances, intends to migrate to the Us, or has ever worked in the Us. We then model several indicators of political engagement in Mexico (i.e, levels of political information, frequency of political talk within and without the household and electoral participation) as a function of these manifestations of out-migration, and a variety of suitable control variables. Our results suggest that, against the emerging conventional wisdom (according to which migration, and in particular remittances, by their sheer size, will solve many of Mexico's developmental challenges), emigration may in fact depress political engagement in Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
7. Migración interna, capital humano y crecimiento económico en México, 1970-1990.
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INTERNAL migration , *HUMAN capital , *ECONOMIC development , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper measures the effect of the labor factor mobility on the convergence rate to the steady state of the economy. It is estimated that this rate in relatively low for the Mexican Federate States, compared with other countries like the United States and Japan. However, the ratios between the Mexican Federate States and the US are very similar during the 80’s. According to our estimations, the mobility of the labor factor, “pure” or adjusted by human capital, between the Mexican Federate States does not seem to have a significative effect on the convergence rate to the long run per capita real product; which means that the mobility of the labor force does not seem to smooth considerably the differences in per capita real product between the States. Our results have several implications for Regional Policy making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1997
8. Contribution of Exports to Growth, Mexico 1970-1990: Capital Accumulation or Labour Productivity Growth?
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ECONOMIC development , *INTERNATIONAL trade , *LABOR productivity , *TWENTIETH century ,MEXICAN economy - Abstract
Recent contributions to growth theory suggest two main venues through which foreign trade contributes to economic growth; enhanced capital accumulation, and increased productivity growth. These mechanisms have different implications for development policy and trade liberalization in Mexico. This paper tests these competing hypotheses using sectoral data from the Mexican manufacturing industry between 1970 and 1990. Despite large variations in export shares across sectors and over the period, overall the study finds little supportive evidence that (i) exports lead to higher sectoral investment rates, and (ii) experts lead to faster labour productivity growth. Estimates suggest that, to the extent that monetary policy can inhibit the overvaluation of the real exchange rate, it may be also conducive to both faster capital accumulation and export growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1997
9. Detección del poder de mercado en el sector manufacturero mexicano.
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MANUFACTURING industries , *MARKET power , *ECONOMIC development , *GOVERNMENT policy ,MEXICAN economic policy - Abstract
This paper detects market power at the two digit level in the Mexican manufacturing sector for the period 1970- 1991. Similarly to Hall (1988), the identification assumption is that total factor productivity growth is not procyclical. The test holds even for the case in which the market power coefficient is variable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1996
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