Economic Complexity and Regional Growth Performance, Evidence From the Mexican Economy

Gómez Zaldívar Manuel de Jesús, Chávez Juan Carlos and Mosqueda Chávez Marco Tulio

No 2016-17, Working Papers from Banco de México

Abstract: In this study we use data on the productive structure of Mexican states to compute a measure of economic complexity for each, as well as for each economic activity conducted there. The results show that the states differ in terms of the economic activities in which they specialize and, therefore, also in terms of their economic complexity. As previous studies have shown, at an international level, there is evidence to affirm that the measure of economic complexity is relevant in explaining the observed economic disparities, since it is positively related to both the levels of wealth and the growth rates of the states.

Keywords: Diversity; Ubiquity; Complexity; Economic Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 O14 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-10
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