Mexico: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2011/249, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Mexico’s growth process in trend and cyclical factors, with implications for policy decisions, is discussed. Mexico’s trade integration has been important for growth. But the high export growth experienced has been followed by a more muted performance. Reforms to improve productivity are important to sustain export dynamism. Fiscal credibility, underpinned by prudent fiscal management and a strong fiscal framework, permitted a countercyclical fiscal response during the global crisis. However, Mexico faces significant long-term fiscal challenges, and addressing effectively such fiscal challenge would require early action.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; Mexico; inflation AR; export; real-time output gap estimate; China effect; oil revenue; spending compression; estimates of the output gap; reform strategy; UN COMTRADE; pension spending; Exports; Output gap; Health care spending; Pension spending; Asia and Pacific; Global; North America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39
Date: 2011-08-08
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