Under-Rewarded Efforts: The Elusive Quest for Prosperity in Mexico

Santiago Levy Algazi

No 8971 in IDB Publications (Books) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: Why has an economy that has done so many things right failed to grow fast? Under-Rewarded Efforts traces Mexico’s disappointing growth to flawed microeconomic policies that have suppressed productivity growth and nullified the expected benefits of the country’s reform efforts. Fast growth will not occur doing more of the same or focusing on issues that may be key bottlenecks to productivity growth elsewhere, but not in Mexico. It will only result from inclusive institutions that effectively protect workers against risks, redistribute towards those in need, and simultaneously align entrepreneurs’ and workers’ incentives to raise productivity.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.18235/0001189

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