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The Emergence of Successful Export Activities in Mexico: Three Case Studies

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  • Aragón, Edgar
  • Fouquet, Anne
  • Campos, Marcia

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This paper consists of three case studies of the emergence of three successful export activities in Mexico: avocado production, the manufacture of catheters, and call center outsourcing. Each case study discusses how companies, associations, and governments at various levels have addressed market failures and facilitated the provision of public goods necessary for each activity. The case studies additionally profile first movers in each activity and describe the positive externalities they provide to imitators, particularly diffusion of export knowledge. Also include in each case study is a counterfactual case of a less successful activity (mangos, stem cell banking, and other types of business process outsourcing, respectively) and a section on policy implications.

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  • Aragón, Edgar & Fouquet, Anne & Campos, Marcia, 2009. "The Emergence of Successful Export Activities in Mexico: Three Case Studies," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 3711, Inter-American Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:idb:brikps:3711
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011328
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    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • L65 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Chemicals; Rubber; Drugs; Biotechnology; Plastics
    • L84 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Personal, Professional, and Business Services
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness

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