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On the Evolution of Manufacturing Production Concentration in Mexican States and its Relationship to Their Level of Economic Complexity

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  • Gómez Zaldívar, Manuel
  • Duran Ruiz, Jazmín Alejandra
  • Carrillo Botello, Jaime

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Sobre la evolución de la concentración de la producción manufacturera en los estados mexicanos y su relación con su nivel de complejidad económica Resumen: En este artículo se identifica un vínculo entre la concentración de la evolución de la producción manufacturera y el nivel de complejidad económica de los estados mexicanos. Los resultados sugieren que la concentración de la producción manufacturera de los estados del país evolucionó acorde con las predicciones de los modelos de comercio internacional. Sin embargo, el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) tuvo un efecto particular sobre los estados, dependiendo de su estructura económica. Los estados más complejos, — por ejemplo, aquellos con mayor diversidad productiva y especializados en bienes manufacturados más sofisticados— experimentaron un mayor aumento en su nivel de concentración de producción después del TLCAN y se vieron menos afectados por la competencia de las exportaciones chinas a los EE. UU. Por el contrario, el TLCAN tuvo un impacto menos significativo en la concentración de la producción de los estados menos complejos, en tanto, la competencia de China detuvo su avance hacia una mayor especialización e incluso lo revirtió un poco. Estos hallazgos destacan el importante papel del comercio internacional en la configuración del desarrollo de la estructura económica de los estados mexicanos en el período bajo análisis. Abstract: We identify a link between the evolution of the concentration of manufacturing production among Mexican states and their level of economic complexity. Our results suggest that the concentration of manufacturing production among the country’s states evolved according to the predictions of standard models of international trade. However, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had a particular effect on each individual state, depending on its economic structure. More complex states, i.e., those more productively diverse and specialized in more sophisticated manufacturing goods, experienced a higher increase in their level of production concentration after NAFTA and were less affected by competition from Chinese exports to the U.S. In contrast, NAFTA had a less significant impact on the production concentration of less complex states, while competition from China halted their move towards greater specialization and even reversed it somewhat. These findings highlight the important role of international trade in shaping the development of the economic structure of Mexican states in the period under analysis.

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  • Gómez Zaldívar, Manuel & Duran Ruiz, Jazmín Alejandra & Carrillo Botello, Jaime, 2022. "On the Evolution of Manufacturing Production Concentration in Mexican States and its Relationship to Their Level of Economic Complexity," Revista Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE, issue No. 97, pages 255-290, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000174:020497
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    Keywords

    Integración Económica; Complejidad Económica; TLCAN;
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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