US manufacturing imports from China and employment in the Mexican manufacturing sector

Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota ()

Revista Cuadernos de Economia, 2016, vol. 35, issue 69, 583-613

Abstract: Since 2001 the Mexican manufacturing sector has experienced a reduced rate of growth. This study estimates the impact of US and Chinese industrial activity on the demand for labor in the sector. A time series cointegration model is developed using data on industrial activity, Chinese exports, wages and the peso: dollar exchange rate. The results show that exports from China to the USA and manufacturing wages have both affected labor demand negatively, while factors such as US industrial production and the exchange rate encourage manufacturing activity. ***** Desde el 2001 el sector manufacturero de México ha reducido su ritmo de crecimiento. Este artículo estima el impacto de la actividad industrial de China y los Estados Unidos en la demanda de empleo del sector manufacturero de México. Utilizando datos de la actividad industrial, las exportaciones de China, los salarios y la tasa de cambio dólar-peso, se establece un modelo de cointegración. Los resultados muestran que tanto las importaciones manufactureras chinas a los Estados Unidos como los salarios han afectado de manera negativa la demanda de trabajadores en la manufactura mexicana. Por otra parte, la actividad industrial de los Estados Unidos y el tipo de cambio peso-dólar estimulan la actividad manufacturera mexicana.

Keywords: Industrialization; Mexican manufactures; Chinese exports; labor demand; cointegration analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 F15 F4 J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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