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

Edgar Aragón, Anne Fouquet and Marcia Campos

No 3711, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: agriculture; exports; manufacturing; services; Mexico (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H41 L26 L65 L84 Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-02
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