Regional industrial growth in Mexico: Do human capital and infrastructure matter?
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Keywords
Mexico's regions; Long run industrial growth; Human capital; Infrastructure;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
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