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2. The Sustainability in the New Scenarios of Transformation in the Rural Areas of Mexico
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Guillermo Salas-Razo
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To address the challenges of sustainability in rural areas of Mexico, it must be considered that globalization opened the way to a new conception of rural development and consequently to a change of strategies aimed at achieving higher levels of productivity, often unrelated to social welfare. This widened poverty in the countryside and forced the displacement of millions of rural dwellers. Globalization was an imposition with consequences that exceeded the socioeconomic, cultural, and political capacities of the countryside. We must not lose sight of the close interrelationship of inequality and precariousness with environmental degradation caused by unsustainable development models such as globalization. This scenario leads to the search for solutions to ensure sustainability, so rural communities must design sustainable development strategies that prioritize their autonomy, self-sufficiency, productive diversification, and ecosystem management. Multifunctionality is a key tool for conservation and economic diversification, but it must be properly regulated to avoid restrictions on agricultural production and cultural values. Payment for environmental services is an option, but it must be accompanied by social development policies to ensure sustainable development in rural areas. [For the full proceedings, see ED652228.]
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- 2023
3. Efficiency Measurement with Network DEA: An Application to Sustainable Development Goals 4
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Koçak, Deniz, Türe, Hasan, and Atan, Murat
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Education is the core of the factors that improved people for a better lifestyle and increases the level of society' development. Quality education is one of the most vital goals of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) due to actualizing these factors. Using relational network data envelopment analysis (DEA), which have three interrelated substages, this current paper computes the educational economy efficiency of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries bearing in mind the characteristics related to SDGs. The contribution of our study is the use of a novel approach to computing the educational economy efficiency using relational network DEA with GAMS. Even though some interesting differences reveal in the efficiency of the countries, the findings show that countries with high-efficiency scores are clustered around countries like Latvia, Slovenia, and Korea.
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- 2019
4. The End of the Boom: Private Higher Education in Mexico in the First Decade of the 21st Century
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Mendiola, Germán Álvarez
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This work is part of current research focused on private higher education in Mexico, under an economic sociology approach of the education market and territorial integration. The paper focuses on four key topics: the current characteristics of growth and supply of private higher education; the forms that its territorial distribution in the country adopts; some general features of the economy of private higher education as the business size in the national economy and the price structure; and the relationship between changes in the regulatory environment and strategies of private institutions to gain social legitimacy and competitiveness.
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- 2015
5. U.S. Competitiveness in the World Wheat Market. Proceedings of a Research Conference (Washington, D.C., June 17-18, 1986).
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Economic Research Service (USDA), Washington, DC.
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These proceedings contain presentations and summaries of papers presented at a Wheat Competitiveness Conference. They begin with two presentations--"The Wheat Prototype Study within an Overall Conceptual Framework of Competitiveness" (James Langley) and "U.S. Competitiveness in the World Wheat Market: A Prototype Study" (Jerry Sharples). The 23 summaries of contributing reports are divided into four groups. Papers in the section on aggregate analysis of export supply and demand in world wheat markets are "Patterns and Trends in World Wheat Competitiveness" (Mathew Shane), "Measuring Economic Competitiveness in Trade" (Peter Perkins), "Revealed Competitive Advantage for Wheat" (Thomas Vollrath), and "Potential Growth in the World Wheat Market: The Impact of Factors Underlying Demand" (Mervin Yetley). The section on major factors affecting supply, demand, and trade on world wheat markets contains "Forces That Could Expand U.S. Wheat Exports: Estimates from a World Wheat Trade Model" (Jerry Sharples, Praveen Dixit), "Shortrun Impact of U.S. Macroeconomic Policy on the U.S. Wheat Market" (Mark Denbaly), "The Value of the Dollar and Competitiveness of U.S. Wheat Exports" (Stephen Haley, Barry Krissoff), "Protection and Liberalization in World Wheat Markets" (Nicole Ballenger, Cathy Jabara), "International Transportation and the Competitiveness of U.S. Wheat Exports" (Kay McLennan), "Enhancing the International Competitiveness of U.S. Wheat through Agricultural Research" (Ira Branson, Yao-chi Lu), "The Green Revolution for Wheat in Developing Countries" (Gary Vocke), and "Variability in Wheat Land Values of Major Exporting Countries" (John Sutton). In the section on wheat export markets and factors affecting supply, demand, and trade are "Summary of Export Markets" (John Sutton, Ron Trostle) and these summaries: "The U.S. Wheat Market" (William Lin, Robert McElroy), "The Canadian Wheat Market" (Pat Weisgerber, et al.), "The Australian Wheat Market" (Paul Johnston), "The French Wheat Market" (Mark Newman), and "The Argentine Wheat Market" (Jorge Hazera). In the section on wheat import markets and factors affecting supply, demand, and trade are "Summary of Import Markets" (James Langley, Gene Mathia) and these summaries: "The Mexican Wheat Market" (Myles Mielke), "The Brazilian Wheat Market" (Edward Allen), "The Conduct of Wheat Marketing in North Africa" (George Gardner, David Skully), "The Dynamics of China's Wheat Trade" (Frederic Surls), "The Soviet Wheat Market" (Emily Moore), and "The East European Wheat Market" (Robert Cummings). Other contents include a conference summary and comments by review panels of trade and university economists. (YLB)
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- 1987
6. Large Devaluations and the Real Exchange Rate
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Burstein, Ariel, Eichenbaum, Martin, and Rebelo, Sergio
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In this paper we argue that the primary force behind the large drop in real exchange rates that occurs after large devaluations is the slow adjustment in the prices of nontradable goods and services. Our empirical analysis uses data from five large devaluation episodes: Argentina (2002), Brazil (1999), Korea (1997), Mexico (1994), and Thailand (1997). We conduct a detailed analysis of the Argentinian case using disaggregated consumer price index data, data from our own survey of prices in Buenos Aires, and scanner data from supermarkets. We assess the robustness of our findings by studying large real exchange rate appreciations, medium devaluations, and small exchange rate movements. (Contains 28 notes.)
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- 2005
7. Performance of the Mexican nursing labor market: a repeated cross-sectional study, 2005-2019.
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Nigenda, Gustavo, Serván-Mori, Edson, Fuentes-Rivera, Evelyn, Aristizabal, Patricia, and Zárate-Grajales, Rosa Amarilis
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LABOR market ,PRECARIOUS employment ,UNDEREMPLOYMENT ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,CROSS-sectional method ,EMPLOYMENT statistics ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,OCCUPATIONS ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,ECONOMICS ,EMPLOYMENT - Abstract
Background: The close link between human resources for health and the performance of health systems calls for a comprehensive study of the labor market. This paper proposes a performance metric for the nursing labor market, measures its magnitude and analyzes its predictors over the last 15 years.Design and Methods: A repeated cross-sectional analysis using data from the quarterly population-based National Survey of Occupation and Employment 2005-2019 (ENOE in Spanish). An aggregate total of 19,311 Mexican nurses (population N = 4,816,930) was analyzed. Nursing labor market performance was defined as the level of non-precarious employment of nurses in the health sector. After describing the sociodemographic, labor and contextual characteristics of the nurses surveyed, we identified the key correlates of market performance using repeated cross-sectional multiple logistic regression analysis. We then estimated the adjusted prevalence of market performance according to the survey period and socioeconomic region of residence.Results: The exogenous indicators analyzed shed light on various aspects of the market structure. Unemployment remained stable at 5% during the period examined, but underemployment rose by 26% and precarious employment, our endogenous indicator, also grew significantly. On the whole, our indicators revealed a notable deterioration in the structure of the nursing labor market; they varied by age and sex as well as between public and private institutions. Although the steepest deterioration occurred in the private sector, we observed an increase in precarious jobs among public institutions formerly protective of employment conditions.Conclusions: The deterioration of the labor market jeopardizes the ability of nursing professionals to participate in the market as well as to obtain secure jobs once they do enter. The Mexican Health System suffers from a chronic dearth of nurses, reducing its capacity to achieve its core objectives including enhanced coverage and increased effectiveness. Nursing workforce planning requires a context where the conditions in which the market currently operates, and its potential deterioration are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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8. Experiences and lessons learned for delivery of micronutrient powders interventions.
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Reerink, Ietje, Namaste, Sorrel ML, Poonawala, Alia, Nyhus Dhillon, Christina, Aburto, Nancy, Chaudhery, Deepika, Kroeun, Hou, Griffiths, Marcia, Haque, Mohammad Raisul, Bonvecchio, Anabelle, Jefferds, Maria Elena, and Rawat, Rahul
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EVALUATION of medical care ,MEDICAL education ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,CAREGIVERS ,COMMUNITY health services ,DIETARY supplements ,DOCUMENTATION ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,SOCIAL change ,MICRONUTRIENTS ,WORLD health ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,EVIDENCE-based medicine ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,JUDGMENT sampling ,CHILDREN ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
An effective delivery strategy coupled with relevant social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) have been identified as central to the implementation of micronutrient powders (MNP) interventions, but there has been limited documentation of what works. Under the auspices of 'The Micronutrient Powders Consultation: Lessons Learned for Operational Guidance,' three working groups were formed to summarize experiences and lessons across countries regarding MNP interventions for young children. This paper focuses on programmatic experiences related to MNP delivery (models, platforms, and channels), SBCC, and training. Methods included a review of published and grey literature, interviews with key informants, and deliberations throughout the consultation process. We found that most countries distributed MNP free of charge via the health sector, although distribution through other platforms and using subsidized fee for product or mixed payment models have also been used. Community-based distribution channels have generally shown higher coverage and when part of an infant and young child feeding approach, may provide additional benefit given their complementarity. SBCC for MNP has worked best when focused on meeting the MNP behavioural objectives (appropriate use, intake adherence, and related infant and young child feeding behaviours). Programmers have learned that reincorporating SBCC and training throughout the intervention life cycle has allowed for much needed adaptations. Diverse experiences delivering MNP exist, and although no one-size-fits-all approach emerged, well-established delivery platforms, community involvement, and SBCC-centred designs tended to have more success. Much still needs to be learned on MNP delivery, and we propose a set of implementation research questions that require further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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9. Metodología para la asimilación económica de la minería en Zacatecas, México.
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REYES PÉREZ, OSCAR, LOREDO SÁNCHEZ, MINERVA ABIGAIL, CASTAÑEDA CAMACHO, XOCHIZELTZIN, and AGUILAR ROBLEDO, MIGUEL
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ECONOMIC activity ,ECONOMICS ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,DIFFUSION of innovations theory - Abstract
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- 2020
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10. A Panel Unit Root and Panel Cointegration Test of the Complementarity Hypothesis in the Mexican Case: 1960–2001.
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Ramirez, Miguel D.
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CAPITAL ,ECONOMICS ,LABOR productivity ,INDUSTRIAL productivity ,COINTEGRATION - Abstract
Using panel data, this paper tests whether public and private capital have a positive and significant effect on aggregate output and labor productivity for Mexico during the 1960–2001 period. The richer information set made possible by the sectorial data enables this study to utilize the methodologically sound “group-mean” fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) procedure developed by Pedroni to generate consistent estimates of the relevant panel variables in the cointegrated production (labor productivity) function. The results suggest that, in the long run, changes in the stocks of public and private capital and the economically active population (EAP) have a positive and economically significant effect on output ( and labor productivity). The period is also broken down into two sub-periods: 1960–1981 (state-led industrialization) and 1982–2001 (neoliberal model). The estimate for the public capital variables clearly shows that it had a relatively more important economic effect during the earlier state-led period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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11. LIMITED COMMITMENT AND CROWDING OUT OF PRIVATE TRANSFERS: EVIDENCE FROM A RANDOMISED EXPERIMENT.
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Albarran, Pedro and Attanasio, Orazio P.
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CONTRACTS ,TRANSFER (Law) ,INCOME ,COMMERCIAL law ,LEGAL instruments ,OBLIGATIONS (Law) ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
This paper studies some empirical implications of models with limited risk sharing due to the imperfect enforceability of contracts. We test whether the amount by which public transfers reduce private transfers is affected by features of the economy, such as the variance of income and its persistence. These implications are unique to models with imperfect enforceability. We use data from Mexico collected to evaluate a public transfer programme. It included a randomised component that we exploit as a source of exogenous variation. Our results support the theoretical model in that the crowding out of private transfers is larger in villages where the variance of income is smaller. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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12. Payments for Environmental Services in a Policymix: Spatial and Temporal Articulation in Mexico.
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Ezzine-de-Blas, Driss, Dutilly, Céline, Lara-Pulido, José-Alberto, Le Velly, Gwenolé, and Guevara-Sanginés, Alejando
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PAYMENTS for ecosystem services ,HYDROLOGY ,DEFORESTATION ,ENVIRONMENTAL indicators - Abstract
Government based Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) have been criticized for not maximizing environmental effectiveness through appropriate targeting, while instead prioritizing social side-objectives. In Mexico, existing literature on how the Payments for Ecosystem Services-Hydrological program (PSA-H) has targeted deforestation and forest degradation shows that both the process of identifying the eligible areas and the choice of the selection criteria for enrolling forest parcels have been under the influence of competing agendas. In the present paper we study the influence of the PSA-H multi-level governance on the environmental effectiveness of the program–the degree to which forest at high risk of deforestation is enrolled- building from a “policyscape” framework. In particular, we combine governance analysis with two distinct applications of the policyscape framework: First, at national level we assess the functional overlap between the PSA-H and other environmental and rural programs with regard to the risk of deforestation. Second, at regional level in the states of Chiapas and Yucatan, we describe the changing policy agenda and the role of technical intermediaries in defining the temporal spatialization of the PSA-H eligible and enrolled areas with regard to key socio-economic criteria. We find that, although at national level the PSA-H program has been described as coping with both social and environmental indicators thanks to successful adaptive management, our analysis show that PSA-H is mainly found in communities where deforestation risk is low and in combination with other environmental programs (protected areas and forest management programs). Such inertia is reinforced at regional level as a result of the eligible areas’ characteristics and the behaviour of technical intermediaries, which seek to minimise transaction costs and sources of uncertainty. Our project-specific analysis shows the importance of integrating the governance of a program in the policyscape framework as a way to better systematize complex interactions at different spatial and institutional scales between policies and landscape characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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13. SPRING BREAK E IMPACTO SOCIAL EN CANCÚN, MÉXICO. UN ESTUDIO PARA LA GESTIÓN DEL TURISMO.
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MONTERRUBIO, J. CARLOS, SOSA, A. PRICILA, and JOSIAM, BHARATH M.
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TOURISM management ,TOURISM ,SPRING break ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2014
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14. Beyond women workers: gendering csr.
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Pearson, Ruth
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WOMEN employees ,SOCIAL responsibility of business ,FEMINISM ,ECONOMICS ,LABOR market ,LABOR supply ,BUSINESS ethics - Abstract
Though there is now a great deal of attention to the question of women workers and Corporate Social Responsibility (csr), a more far reaching analysis, which is informed by feminist economics approaches, stresses the importance of the gendered nature of the institutional context in which value chains operate, and the importance of acknowledging that labour markets are themselves gendered institutions which reflect socially constructed divisions of labour. This paper explores what a more holistic approach to corporate social responsibility might mean, especially when explored through the lens of gender analysis. I use the concept of social reproduction to examine the kinds of issues a gendered approach to csr might embrace, with particular attention to the "social", in terms of the reproduction of the labour power used in production. I apply this scrutiny to the emblematic example of the current spate of murders of young women in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the location of thousands of manufacturing assembly plants producing for export to the United States. The paper concludes with some suggestions of initiatives which might be developed to incorporate a gendered dimension into a more comprehensive notion of csr. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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15. Agroforestry adoption in Mexico: using Keynes to better understand farmer decision-making.
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Casey, James F.
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HUMAN capital ,AGRICULTURAL economics ,AGROFORESTRY ,ECONOMIC development ,KEYNESIAN economics ,ECONOMICS ,MEXICAN economy - Abstract
The objective of this paper is to empirically test the hypothesis that reducing uncertainty for farmers through investment in human capital increases the likelihood of participation in an agroforestry development program. A model based on Keynes's notion of profit expectations and ‘weight’ is developed in order to gain some insight into agroforestry adoption behavior. Data was collected near the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the state of Campeche in southeastern Mexico. One hundred seventy-five farmers were interviewed from January through March of 1998. Results support the hypothesis that human capital investment improves the likelihood of participation in an agroforestry development program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
16. EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN MEXICO, 2007-2014: A PANEL COINTEGRATION APPROACH.
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Mendoza Cota, Jorge Eduardo
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EXPORTS ,ECONOMIC development ,GROSS domestic product ,REGIONAL economics ,COINTEGRATION ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2017
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17. A review of the melliferous flora of Yucatan peninsula, Mexico, on the basis for the honey production cycle.
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Zúñiga-Díaz, Donají, Cetzal-Ix, William, López-Castilla, Héctor, Noguera-Savelli, Eliana, Tamayo-Cen, Iván, Martínez-Puc, Jesús Froylán, and Basu, Saikat Kumar
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WASPS ,SEASONS ,CLIMATOLOGY ,STATISTICAL sampling ,PLANTS ,ECOSYSTEMS ,FLOWERS ,HONEY ,BEES ,ECONOMICS ,MEDICINAL plants ,AGRICULTURE - Abstract
Background: The Yucatan Peninsula (YP) is one of the most important regions in global apiculture. Hence, this work reviews and integrates the knowledge of the species diversity, growth habits, ecosystems, floral calendars during the apiculture production cycles and the types of vegetation represented in the melliferous flora (MF) of the YP; as a basis for proposing selection strategies locating suitable apiculture production areas for local beekeepers and help in the economic development of the region. Methods: A comprehensive review of the MF literature was carried out using the snowball method to determine and update the number of species useful for apiculture. The growth habits and flower calendars were determined through a review of the literature and databases of specimens from the herbaria CICY, UCAM and MEXU. Results: The YP reports a total of 935 taxa of MF (98 families and 498 genera); of these, Campeche has 812 taxa, followed by Quintana Roo (786) and Yucatán (767). The MF is made up of herbs (282), followed by shrubs (260), trees (229), climbers (82), woody climbers (67) palms (14) and parasitic plant (1). Conclusion: Of the 935 species of MF registered at the regional level, a high number of species have flowering throughout the year, however, not all of these species are considered useful for local commercial apiculture. Only a select group of 23 species are considered of major importance for local apiculture industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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18. Measuring the burden of preventable diabetic hospitalisations in the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS).
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Lugo-Palacios, David G., Cairns, John, and Masetto, Cynthia
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PREVENTION of diabetes complications ,HOSPITAL care ,PEOPLE with diabetes ,MEDICAL care ,PRIMARY care ,DIABETES complications ,MEDICAL care cost statistics ,DIABETES ,DIAGNOSIS related groups ,ECONOMIC aspects of diseases ,HOSPITALS ,PRIMARY health care ,PUBLIC hospitals ,SOCIAL security ,DISEASE prevalence ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Background: The prevalence of diabetes among adults in Mexico has increased markedly from 6.7 % in 1994 to 14.7 % in 2015. Although the main diabetic complications can be prevented or delayed with timely and effective primary care, a high percentage of diabetic patients have developed them imposing an important preventable burden on Mexican society and on the health system. This paper estimates the financial and health burden caused by potentially preventable hospitalisations due to diabetic complications in hospitals operated by the largest social security institution in Latin America, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), in the period 2007-2014.Methods: Hospitalisations in IMSS hospitals whose main cause was a diabetic complication were identified. The financial burden was estimated using IMSS diagnostic-related groups. To estimate the health burden, DALYs were computed under the assumption that patients would not have experienced complications if they had received timely and effective primary care.Results: A total of 322,977 hospitalisations due to five diabetic complications were identified during the period studied, of which hospitalisations due to kidney failure and diabetic foot represent 78 %. The financial burden increased by 8.4 % in real terms between 2007 and 2014. However, when measured as cost per IMSS affiliate, it decreased by 11.3 %. The health burden had an overall decrease of 13.6 % and the associated DALYs in 2014 reached 103,688.Conclusions: Resources used for the hospital treatment of diabetic complications are then not available for other health care interventions. In order to prevent these hospitalisations more resources might need to be invested in primary care; the first step could be to consider the financial burden of these hospitalisations as a potential target for switching resources from hospital care to primary care services. However, more evidence of the effectiveness of different primary care interventions is needed to know how much of the burden could be prevented by better primary care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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19. The impact of the 2008 financial crisis on food security and food expenditures in Mexico: a disproportionate effect on the vulnerable.
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Vilar-Compte, Mireya, Sandoval-Olascoaga, Sebastian, Bernal-Stuart, Ana, Shimoga, Sandhya, and Vargas-Bustamante, Arturo
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FOOD security ,FINANCIAL crises ,FOOD sales & prices ,PUBLIC spending ,INCOME forecasting ,ECONOMICS ,DIET ,FAMILIES ,FOOD habits ,FOOD supply ,INCOME ,MEDICAL care costs ,POVERTY ,REGRESSION analysis ,RESEARCH funding ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,COST analysis ,AT-risk people ,CROSS-sectional method ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Objective: The present paper investigated the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on food security in Mexico and how it disproportionally affected vulnerable households.Design: A generalized ordered logistic regression was estimated to assess the impact of the crisis on households' food security status. An ordinary least squares and a quantile regression were estimated to evaluate the effect of the financial crisis on a continuous proxy measure of food security defined as the share of a household's current income devoted to food expenditures. Setting Both analyses were performed using pooled cross-sectional data from the Mexican National Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2008 and 2010.Subjects: The analytical sample included 29,468 households in 2008 and 27,654 in 2010.Results: The generalized ordered logistic model showed that the financial crisis significantly (P<0·05) decreased the probability of being food secure, mildly or moderately food insecure, compared with being severely food insecure (OR=0·74). A similar but smaller effect was found when comparing severely and moderately food-insecure households with mildly food-insecure and food-secure households (OR=0·81). The ordinary least squares model showed that the crisis significantly (P<0·05) increased the share of total income spent on food (β coefficient of 0·02). The quantile regression confirmed the findings suggested by the generalized ordered logistic model, showing that the effects of the crisis were more profound among poorer households.Conclusions: The results suggest that households that were more vulnerable before the financial crisis saw a worsened effect in terms of food insecurity with the crisis. Findings were consistent with both measures of food security--one based on self-reported experience and the other based on food spending. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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20. Elementos del mercado para comprender la dinámica de la Industria mexicana de los medios de comunicación.
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Gutiérrez-Rentería, María Elena
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MASS media industry ,COMMUNICATIONS industries ,TELEVISION advertising ,MARKETING research ,INDUSTRIAL concentration ,TELECOMMUNICATIONS laws & regulations ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2014
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21. Cost-Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Control Strategies in Central America: The Cases of Costa Rica and Mexico.
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Niëns, Laurens M., Zelle, Sten G., Gutiérrez-Delgado, Cristina, Rivera Peña, Gustavo, Hidalgo Balarezo, Blanca Rosa, Rodriguez Steller, Erick, and Rutten, Frans F. H.
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BREAST cancer ,CANCER prevention ,HEALTH policy ,BREAST exams ,TRASTUZUMAB - Abstract
This paper reports the most cost-effective policy options to support and improve breast cancer control in Costa Rica and Mexico. Total costs and effects of breast cancer interventions were estimated using the health care perspective and WHO-CHOICE methodology. Effects were measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted. Costs were assessed in 2009 United States Dollars (US$). To the extent available, analyses were based on locally obtained data. In Costa Rica, the current strategy of treating breast cancer in stages I to IV at a 80% coverage level seems to be the most cost-effective with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of US$4,739 per DALY averted. At a coverage level of 95%, biennial clinical breast examination (CBE) screening could improve Costa Rica's population health twofold, and can still be considered very cost-effective (ICER US$5,964/DALY). For Mexico, our results indicate that at 95% coverage a mass-media awareness raising program (MAR) could be the most cost-effective (ICER US$5,021/DALY). If more resources are available in Mexico, biennial mammography screening for women 50–70 yrs (ICER US$12,718/DALY), adding trastuzumab (ICER US$13,994/DALY) or screening women 40–70 yrs biennially plus trastuzumab (ICER US$17,115/DALY) are less cost-effective options. We recommend both Costa Rica and Mexico to engage in MAR, CBE or mammography screening programs, depending on their budget. The results of this study should be interpreted with caution however, as the evidence on the intervention effectiveness is uncertain. Also, these programs require several organizational, budgetary and human resources, and the accessibility of breast cancer diagnostic, referral, treatment and palliative care facilities should be improved simultaneously. A gradual implementation of early detection programs should give the respective Ministries of Health the time to negotiate the required budget, train the required human resources and understand possible socioeconomic barriers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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22. Construcción de comunidades hídricas en México.
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Becerril-Tinoco, Citlalli Aidee and de Alba Murrieta, Felipe
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WATER resources development , *DRINKING water , *COMMUNITIES , *GROUP identity , *WATER supply , *WATER supply management , *MANAGEMENT , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
Taking into account the concept of imagined water communities elaborated by Benedict Anderson (1983) in this paper, we have studied cases about originary communities that have developed identity processes and collective legitimacy forms through the ownership and property of water resources. Through this perspective it was possible to identify how communities located within the State of Mexico territory have gained power and have had empowerment of water resources. These communities have also gained other capabilities such as control, management, access and the collection of water users payment for the drinking water service they receive. Through imagined communities perspective it also helps to identify identity processes and legitimacy processes within originary communities. This paper concludes that access, operation and management of the drinking water supply service by water committees is useful to built water communities that become active participants in the relationship State-nature. This paper was elaborated with information obtained from interviews carried out in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in three communities from the State of Mexico. These communities share similar characteristics in terms of their water management practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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23. Economías de escala publicitarias en grandes empresas en México 2008-2011.
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Cruz Rodríguez, Ignacio Javier
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ADVERTISING ,ECONOMICS ,BUSINESS enterprises ,DISECONOMIES of scale - Abstract
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- 2014
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24. Factors that Influence Women's Economic Participation in Mexico.
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Garduño-Rivera, Rafael
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WOMEN , *SOCIOECONOMICS , *URBANIZATION , *DEMOGRAPHY , *LABOR mobility , *ECONOMIC history , *ECONOMICS ,MEXICAN economy - Abstract
This paper analyses women's economic participation (WEP) in Mexico. The hypothesis is that the regional disparities of women's participation are based on education, industrialization, urbanization and other non-observed factors. The question that this study addresses is: What regional factors influence women's participation and cause disparities in their participation across municipalities? Additionally, this paper measures the progress and the current state of WEP during the last decades, and the evolution of the differences across regions. The study tests an econometric model about the influence of various socio-economic factors on WEP. The results show that the main barriers to female participation are the lack of higher education and the absence of diverse work possibilities in industries such as manufacturing and hoteling. Other factors mentioned in the literature that also affect WEP are the number of children per household and poverty in each municipality. Therefore, these variables contribute to increasing WEP and should be the focus of any attempt to increase their labor force participation in the formal sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
25. Los Impactos Fiscales De Una Guerra Distante: Crisis y Restauración De La Real Hacienda En La Provincia De Yucatán (1801–1821).
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Santiró, Ernest Sánchez
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GOVERNMENT securities ,FISCAL policy ,BUDGET deficits ,AUTARCHY ,POLL tax ,ECONOMICS ,INTERNATIONAL trade ,19TH century Mexican history ,MEXICAN economy - Abstract
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- 2012
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26. LAS IMPORTACIONES CHINAS Y SU IMPACTO EN EL MERCADO DE AUTOPARTES DE REPUESTO MEXICANO.
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Álvarez, Lourdes and Cuadro, Liliana
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AUTOMOBILE parts ,IMPORTS ,BALANCE of trade ,SPARE parts ,QUALITY ,PERFORMANCE ,INTERNATIONAL trade ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2012
27. Situación de riesgo por la presencia de COP: evidencias del problema y escenarios de solución.
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Nogales, Berenice Octioa, Camarería Gómez, Beatriz Olivia, de Lourdes Gutiérrez Coronado, María, Valenzuela Quintanar, Ana Isabel, and Aldana Madrid, María Lourdes
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PERSISTENT pollutants , *POISONS & the environment , *ENVIRONMENTAL regulations , *PUBLIC health , *ECONOMICS ,STOCKHOLM Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001) - Abstract
This paper presents some preliminary results of the research project entitled 'Development of a methodology for conducting the inventory, characterization and verification of sites potentially contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) in major agricultural areas of the state of Sonora': First, some approaches that emerge from the risk society regarding environmental issues in general and POPs in particular. Then, an approach to the problem of POPs that gave rise to the Stockholm Convention; the evidence of such a problem in Mexico, in Sonora and the obligations assumed by subscribing to such agreement. Nationally, the emphasis is placed on the analysis of environmental regulations related to toxics, and at state level, evidence shows the presence of POPs and their impact on the environment and on human health. Finally, the paper presents some reflections on the challenges and areas of opportunity for Mexico when dealing with problems associated to the presence of POPS, on the basis of following international guidelines, official regulations and analysis suggestions from the perspective of risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
28. La demanda potencial y la oferta de servicios de salud para las enfermedades catastróficas en México.
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Santos-Padrón, Hilda, Martínez-Calvo, Silvia, Martínez-López, Miriam Carolina, and Álvarez-Malpica, Iván Leonel
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CATASTROPHIC illness ,MEDICAL care ,HEALTH care reform ,HEALTH services administration ,ECONOMICS ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
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- 2011
29. Hexágono versus árbol: casos atípicos en la organización del comercio informal en el Distrito Federal.
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Zaremberg, Gisela
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,INFORMAL organization ,LEADERSHIP ,CIVIL society ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2010
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30. Estudio de costo-efectividad del tratamiento de la depresión en México.
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Lara-Muñoz, María del Carmen, Robles-García, Rebeca, Orozco, Ricardo, Real, Tania, Chisholm, Dan, and Medina-Mora, Ma. Elena
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MENTAL depression ,THERAPEUTICS ,COST effectiveness ,MENTAL health services ,MEDICAL care costs ,MANAGEMENT ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2010
31. Institutional dimensions of Payments for Ecosystem Services: An analysis of Mexico's carbon forestry programme
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Corbera, Esteve, Soberanis, Carmen González, and Brown, Katrina
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ECOLOGICAL economics , *BIOTIC communities , *AGROFORESTRY , *BIODIVERSITY , *CARBON offsetting , *FORESTS & forestry , *CLIMATE change , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
Abstract: This article proposes a multi-dimensional framework for understanding the development and effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes, framed around the notions of institutional design, performance and interplay. The framework is applied in the context of Mexico''s Programme of Payments for Carbon, Biodiversity and Agro-forestry Services (PSA-CABSA), with an emphasis on its carbon component. The analysis shows that PSA-CABSA was promoted by civil society and its rules have been subject to continuous modifications over time. In the case of the carbon component, changes have been due to an original misunderstanding of how carbon projects should be designed, implemented, and carbon traded in actual markets. From a performance point of view, the paper shows that the programme has been well received by rural communities, and carbon payments have contributed to increase household income and to enhance forest management practices and organisational skills. The paper also highlights sources of institutional interplay with local institutions and international climate policy, and it reveals the importance of capacity and scale issues in securing an effective and fair implementation of PES. The conclusion provides some policy recommendations for the future development of PES initiatives in Mexico and elsewhere. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2009
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32. LA TEORÍA DE CONJUNTOS DIFUSOS COMO UNA OPCIÓN PARA MEDIR LA POBREZA: El caso de México.
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Morales-Ramos, Marco Antonio and Morales-Ramos, Eduardo
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POVERTY research , *POVERTY rate , *FUZZY sets , *POVERTY , *CENSUS , *ECONOMICS ,MEXICAN economy - Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to present fuzzy sets theory as a reliable and straightforward methodology to measure poverty, which offers comparative advantages with respect to traditional methods. This paper also shows that fuzzy sets methodology is compatible with census data information to compute poverty indexes. Results of measuring poverty at state, municipal and town levels are presented for the case of Mexico and are compared with official results. Comparison reveals that fuzzy sets theory is an alternative that solve some of the methodological problems present in poverty lines and marginalization indexes, which makes it a helpful tool to evaluate and implement policies aimed at tackling poverty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
33. Prostitutes and Brides?
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Arunachalam, Raj and Shah, Manisha
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SEX work ,MARRIAGE & economics ,SEX workers ,EMPLOYMENT & society ,SOCIAL conditions in Mexico, 1970- ,ECONOMICS ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
The article discusses the economic relationship between sex work and marriage. The article describes a theory proposing that sex workers choose prostitution as a compensating differential to their earnings potential in marriage. The article attempts to find corroborating evidence to see if sex workers choose prostitution if they are unable to marry. The study uses datasets from the 2003 National Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment Survey (ENEMDU) from Ecuador and the 2000 National Urban Employment Survey (ENEU) from Mexico. The article finds that prostitution does not keep sex workers from marrying.
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- 2008
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34. An Empirical Analysis of Tijuana Water Consumption.
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Fullerton Jr, Thomas M., Tinajero, Roberto, and Mendoza Cota, Jorge Eduardo
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WATER consumption ,SUPPLY & demand ,ECONOMICS ,WATER supply - Abstract
This paper examines time series characteristics of water consumption in Tijuana, a large manufacturing center and port city located in Northwestern Mexico. Home to more than 700 maquiladora assembly plants, it is one of the fastest growing metropolitan economies in Mexico. That growth places intense demands on the municipal water grid. Because it is located in a semi-arid region, Tijuana also faces supply constraints. Given the nature of the problems faced by water authorities, this research uses time series econometric techniques to analyze monthly information on grid hook-ups and per meter water consumption. Empirical estimation results are fairly satisfactory. Out-of-sample simulation results are mixed and indicate that care should be used if these equations are employed for planning purposes. Lag structures in the equations do, however, suggest several policy implications with respect to drought surcharges and rate hikes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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35. INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO. ARE FORMAL ECONOMIC REFORMS ENOUGH?
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Palma-Rangel, Manuel
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POLITICAL systems , *POLITICAL science , *ECONOMIC reform , *PROPERTY rights , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper examines whether the current political arrangements framing the Mexican politics help in consolidating and advancing those economic reforms that have been implemented in Mexico since the 1982 severe economic crises. I will argue that these arrangements create impediments to the co-ordination required to sustain and advance those policy changes that are needed under the new economic model. Formal and informal institutional environments that do not provide for the adequate enforcement of political exchanges also generate high transaction costs. Politicians will have to design complex mechanisms to protect their rent allocation. Many political transactions will not be implemented, and those that may be so will tend to generate relatively inefficient public policies. The capability of the political system to enforce the new economic rules as well as property and other legal rights is also weak. As these factors play a key role for the allocative efficiency of markets and, consequently, for growth and development, the paper concludes that formal macroeconomic and structural reforms in economic sectors may not be enough. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
36. La alimentación en México: enfoques y visión a futuro.
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Ortiz Gómez, Ana Silvia, Vázquez García, Verónica, and Estrada, Margarita Montes
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NUTRITION , *FOOD consumption , *FOOD production , *POLITICAL planning , *GENDER ,SEX differences (Biology) - Abstract
This paper examines different approaches to nutrition and food consumption practices in Mexico in terms of conceptual focus, analytical tools and major debates. Four approaches are analyzed: research that examines Mexican public policy vis-à-vis food production and distribution; economic studies focusing on the analysis of the national food pattern; anthropological investigation based on cultural feeding habits and research from a nutritional perspective, studying food consumption and its relation to population nutritional status. This paper points out that the above approaches do not consider a gender perspective, and reviewing some studies based on a gender category as their central analysis tool, the paper underlines the need to conduct further research on gender differences between men and women and their access to productive resources, income management and food distribution and consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
37. Determinants of retirement of formal and informal sector workers in Mexico: the role of health and economic security.
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Lee, Zeewan, Aguila, Emma, and Wong, Rebeca
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INFORMAL sector ,ECONOMIC security ,SOCIAL security ,RETIREMENT benefits ,RETIREMENT ,DISABILITY retirement ,EMPLOYMENT - Abstract
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- 2023
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38. Consequences of migration and remittances for Mexican transnational communities.
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Conway D and Cohen JH
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- Americas, Demography, Developing Countries, Latin America, Mexico, North America, Population, Population Dynamics, Economics, Emigration and Immigration, Socioeconomic Factors
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"Our aims in this paper are to broaden explanation of remittance expenditures and to evaluate the positive contributions of remittances, return migrants, or circulating sojourners. Specifically focusing on the situation in ¿home' communities, we illustrate the multifaceted consequences of remittances and migration, emphasizing positive nonmonetary and social impacts." Data are from ethnographic research carried out in 1992-1993 in Santa Ana del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico., (excerpt)
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- 1998
39. [Changes in the hierarchical structure of Mexico's national settlement system].
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Kunz Bolanos I, Valverde C, and Gonzalez J
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- Americas, Developing Countries, Latin America, Mexico, North America, Population, Population Dynamics, Demography, Economics, Emigration and Immigration, Geography
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"This paper uses an economic index to describe the hierarchical structure of the national settlement system and describes the changes among the sixties, eighties and nineties. We found great territorial changes for the first period. The conclusions proposed are that there is a decentralisation at [the] national level, but at the same time, there is a centralisation at [the] regional level." (SUMMARY IN ENG), (excerpt)
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- 1996
40. [Differential mortality in women of reproductive age].
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Morelos JB and Ehrenfeld N
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- Americas, Demography, Developing Countries, Latin America, Marriage, Mexico, North America, Population, Population Characteristics, Population Dynamics, Socioeconomic Factors, Age Factors, Cause of Death, Economics, Educational Status, Employment, Marital Status, Mortality, Social Change, Social Class
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"This paper begins by reviewing some conceptual frameworks for the study of female mortality and indicates some of its application problems. Next it presents results of mortality of women in reproductive-age classified by age, causes of death, and socio-demographic traits (marital status, schooling, and occupation) for ten states [in Mexico] differentiated according to level of development and well-being. The data suggests differences according to age, marital status, and schooling. Finally, testing of the mutual independence and partial independence hypotheses indicates that age, marital status, and schooling correlate to the degree of development of each state." (SUMMARY IN ENG), (excerpt)
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- 1994
41. [Teaching of health economics in Mexico: 5-year experience].
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Hernández P, Arredondo A, Cruz C, Ortiz C, Durán L, and Avila L
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- Curriculum, Mexico, Economics, Public Health education
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Teaching strategies for a new specialty constitute a challenge to ensure the rapid development of human resources for the purpose of supporting these activities. In the health economics field a plan was applied for coping with the needs of teaching activities in the field. The activities developed in the plan are presented in this paper, included under the following items: A. Theoretical organization of the contents of the subject. B. Organization of contents according to the students' needs. C. Support given to teachers. D. The whole strategy also includes: academic interchange, technical advisory services, dissemination of results through meetings, publications and academic organizations. E. Median term agenda: Human resources; Financial resources; Teaching strategies; Interaction between health services and decision makers; and Collaborative network.
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- 1994
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42. Welfare effects of health insurance in Mexico: The case of Seguro Popular de Salud.
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García-Díaz, Rocío, Sosa-Rubí, Sandra G., Serván-Mori, Edson, and Nigenda, Gustavo
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PUBLIC welfare ,HEALTH insurance ,PROPENSITY score matching ,HOUSEHOLDS ,MEDICAL care costs - Abstract
Abstract: This study contributes with original empirical evidence on the distributional and welfare effects of one of the most important health policies implemented by the Mexican government in the last decade, the Seguro Popular de Salud (SPS). We analyze the effect of SPS on households’ welfare using a decomposable index that considers insured and uninsured households’ response to out-of-pocket (OOP) payments using both social welfare weights and inequality aversion. The disaggregation of the welfare index allows us to explore the heterogeneity of the SPS impact on households’ welfare. We applied propensity score matching to reduce the self-selection bias of being SPS insured. Overall results suggest non-conclusive results of the impact of SPS on households’ welfare. When we disaggregated the welfare index by different sub-population groups, our results suggest that households’ beneficiaries of SPS with older adults or living in larger cities are better protected against OOP health care payments than their uninsured counterparts. However, no effect was found among SPS-insured households living in rural and smaller cities, which is a result that could be attributed to limited access to health resources in these regions. Scaling up health insurance coverage is a necessary but not sufficient condition to ensure the protection of SPS coverage against financial risks among the poor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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43. CREATIVIDAD, EFICIENCIA Y CONCENTRACIÓN ESPACIAL EN MÉXICO.
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Borrayo, Rafael and Quintana, Luis
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ECONOMIC competition , *CITIES & towns , *INDUSTRIAL productivity , *METROPOLITAN areas , *CULTURAL industries , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
Regional competitiveness evolves in close parallel to productivity, which, at present, is increasingly tied to creativity and innovation. A range of studies on the theme recognize that the spatial concentration of creativity drives productivity; nevertheless, few have managed to quantify the magnitude of this relationship. Via a stochastic production frontier analysis, this paper evaluates the levels of technical efficiency and productivity found across Mexico's 59 metropolitan regions (mr) and measures the contribution of the creative activities located in each of them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
44. Ethics vs. Economics: The Issue of Free Trade with Mexico.
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Hosmer, LaRue Tone and Masten, Scott E.
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FREE trade ,BUSINESS ethics ,ETHICISTS ,ECONOMISTS ,INTERNATIONAL trade ,NEOCLASSICAL school of economics ,MEXICAN economy ,BLUE collar workers ,FACTORIES ,OCCUPATIONAL sociology ,SOCIOLOGY of work ,ETHICS ,ECONOMICS ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
The authors, one an ethicist and the other an economist, look at the issue of free trade with Mexico and other low wage rate countries from the viewpoints of their disciplines. The conclusion of the paper is that these disciplines differ on their priorities and analytical methods, not on their objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1995
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45. An economic model of teenage pregnancy decision-making.
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Leibowitz, Arleen, Eisen, Marvin, Chow, Winston K., Leibowitz, A, Eisen, M, and Chow, W K
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TEENAGE pregnancy ,TEENAGERS ,OBSTETRICS ,ABORTION ,BIRTH control ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DECISION making ,ECONOMICS ,HISPANIC Americans ,ILLEGITIMACY ,MATHEMATICAL models ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,PARENTS ,PUBLIC welfare ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,THEORY ,EVALUATION research - Abstract
In this paper, we model unmarried teenagers' decisions about their pregnancy outcome by considering that the teenager contrasts her expected utility (1) as a married mother, (2) as an unmarried mother, or (3) after abortion. We use cross-sectional data on 297 California teenagers aged 13-19 who were pregnant for the first time between 1972 and 1974. Both Anglo and Mexican-American girls are included. We find that pregnant girls who are eligible for or are receiving public assistance are more likely to give birth and remain unmarried. Teenagers with greater time values are more likely to choose abortion, and Mexican-American girls are more likely to carry their pregnancies to term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1986
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46. FINANCIARIZACIÓN Y SECTOR CARRETERO EN MÉXICO.
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Enrique Mendoza, José
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FINANCIALIZATION , *INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) , *ROADS , *ROAD construction , *PUBLIC-private sector cooperation , *ECONOMICS ,MEXICAN economy - Abstract
Financialization has transformed public spending into the guarantor of financial profit. One of the expressions of this process is the partnership between public spending and private capital, which has underpinned the securitization of public assets. In the road sector, structured financing constrains the availability of public resources, permits the emergence of new sources of profit for financial monopolistic capital, and drives up the cost of infrastructure. The objective of this paper is to analyze how public-private partnerships (ppp) operate in the Mexican road sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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47. El rap como economía en la frontera noreste de México.
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OLVERA GUDIÑO, José Juan
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RAP music , *YOUTH , *ECONOMICS , *MUSIC , *VIOLENCE , *ETHNOLOGY ,MEXICAN music - Abstract
This paper addresses the diversity of economic practices around rap music by young people from three cities in the northeast border of Mexico. The approaches employed are those of youth identities, on the one hand, and creative, alternative and solidarity economies on the other. The contributions and limitations of these concepts against empirical evidence are discussed and proposed the economies of resistance. Evidence is presented through seven cases collected during the summer of 2014, through ethnographic methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
48. Are there changes in the nutritional status of children of Oportunidades families in rural Chiapas, Mexico? A cohort prospective study.
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García-Parra, Esmeralda, Ochoa-Díaz-López, Héctor, García-Miranda, Rosario, Moreno-Altamirano, Laura, Solís-Hernández, Roberto, and Molina-Salazar, Raúl
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CHILD nutrition , *NUTRITIONAL status , *ANTHROPOMETRY , *SOCIAL services , *COHORT analysis , *LONGITUDINAL method , *CHILD development , *MALNUTRITION , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DIET , *GROWTH disorders , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *NUTRITIONAL requirements , *PUBLIC welfare , *RESEARCH , *RURAL health , *SURVEYS , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *EVALUATION research , *RELATIVE medical risk , *DISEASE prevalence , *HUMAN research subjects , *ECONOMICS , *PREVENTION - Abstract
Background: In Mexico, despite that the fact that several social programs have been implemented, chronic undernutrition is still a public health problem affecting 1.5 million children of <5 years. Chiapas ranks first in underweight and stunting at national level with a stunting prevalence of 31.4 % whereas for its rural population is 44.2 %. The purpose of this paper is to determine if the nutritional status of a cohort of children living in poor rural communities under Oportunidades has changed. We were interested in assessing the nutrition evolution of the children who were initially diagnosed as stunted and of those who were diagnosed as normal. Oportunidades is an anti-poverty program of the Mexican government consisting mainly in monetary transfers to the families living in alimentary poverty.Methods: A 9-year cohort prospective study was conducted with nutritional evaluations of 222 children. Anthropometric indices were constructed from measurements of weight, height, and age of the children whose nutritional status was classified following WHO standards.Results: The results showed that although these children were Oportunidades beneficiaries for 9 years and their families improved their living conditions, children still had a high prevalence of stunting (40.1 %) and 69.6 % had not recovered yet. Children who were initially diagnosed with normal nutritional status and became stunted 2 years later had a higher risk (relative risk (RR) 5.69, 2.95-10.96) of continuing stunted at school age and adolescence.Conclusions: Oportunidades has not impacted, as expected, the nutritional status of the study population. These findings pose the question: Why has not the nutritional status of children improved, although the living conditions of their families have significantly improved? This might be the result of an adaptation process achieved through a decrease of growth velocity. It is important to make efforts to watch the growth of the children during their first 3 years of age, to focus on improving the diet of women at fertile age and pay special attention to environmental conditions to break the vicious cycle of malnutrition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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49. IASE: New Perspectives on Economic History.
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SEMINARS ,INTELLECTUAL cooperation ,ECONOMICS ,FINANCIAL crises - Abstract
Presents an overview of papers presented during the 2004 Inter-American Seminar on Economics, hosted by the National Bureau of Economic Research and El Colegio De Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico. "Financial Crises, 1880-1913: The Role of Foreign Currency Debt," by Michael D. Bordo and Christopher M. Meissner; "Establishing Credibility: The Role of Foreign Advisors in Chile's 1955-8 Stabilization Program," by Sebastian Edwards; "The Economic Effects of Closing the Economy: The Mexican Experience in the Mid-Twentieth Century," by Gerardo Esquivel and Graciela Marquez.
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- 2005
50. Emprendimientos de micro y pequeñas empresas mexicanas en un escenario local de crisis económica: El caso de Baja California, 2008-2011.
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MUNGARAY LAGARDA, Alejandro, OSUNA MILLÁN, José Guadalupe, RAMÍREZ URQUIDY, Martín, RAMÍREZ ANGULO, Natanael, and ESCAMILLA DÍAZ, Antonio
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FINANCIAL crises , *REGIONAL economics , *SMALL business , *UNEMPLOYMENT , *ECONOMICS ,MEXICAN economy - Abstract
This paper analyzes the implementation of a regional public policy that favors the development of micro and small enterprises in Baja California's economy to mitigate a gloomy employment situation. Using estimated regression models, it was found that in a global economic crisis scenario where production and employment in large companies are constrained and workers are replaced by more technology-intensive processes, the proliferation of micro and small businesses is a compensatory mechanism to minimize the ef fects of unemployment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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