Efectos de la aglomeración y los encadenamientos industriales en el patrón de crecimiento manufacturero en México

Manufacturing specialization and urban aglommeration in the largest cities of Mexico

Jorge Mendoza

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Abstract: The paper investigates the effect of agglomeration economies on the manufacturing sector of the larger cities of Mexico. It is assumed that economic globalization is determining a trend toward the re-localization of manufacturing activities towards the northern border region. As a result, an increase in manufacturing and urban agglomeration is occuring in that region. The present research is based on the hypothesis that agglomeration has had a positive impact on the urban manufacturing growth in the northern cities studied. An econometric model was established to relate agglomeration with manufacturing growth. LTYhe result showed thta industry-related specialization had a positive effect in the manufacturing growth. For the larger cities (DF, Monterrey y Guadalajara), industry specialization was an important determinant of manufacturing growth.

Keywords: Regional economy; industry studies; development and growth analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L6 O4 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003, Revised 2003
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