The effects of trade openness on regional inequality in Mexico

Rivas, Marcela González

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“…For example, Esquivel and Rodríguez-López (2003) highlight that wage inequality in Mexico increased sharply after 1980 and until the mid-1990s, and it has remained almost unchanged since then. Molina and Peach (2005) indicate that economic growth does not reduce the inequality, while González Rivas (2007) reports an increment of inequality, as the overall effect, after trade openness. Also, a negative relationship between income inequality and economic development is shown in developed economies (Malinen, 2012).…”

Section: Income Inequality In Mexicomentioning

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Cointegration with structural changes between per capita product and income inequality in Mexico

Germán–Soto

Cantú

2015

Applied Economics

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The long-run relationship between per capita product and income inequality in Mexico is assessed for the period 1963-2010. The methodology consists of stochastic unit root techniques with structural changes. The integration and cointegration tests suggest that it is not possible to understand this link if the possibility of structural changes is not taken into account. Causality, running from per capita product to income inequality, and a negative and significant overall effect are estimated. However, after the regime shifts -mainly estimated to occur in the 1980s -the connection is no longer meaningful. This result seems to be linked to the slow growth of the Mexican economy after these structural breaks, affecting, in turn, the reductions in income inequality.

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Section: Income Inequality In Mexicomentioning

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Cointegration with structural changes between per capita product and income inequality in Mexico

Germán–Soto

Cantú

2015

Applied Economics

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“…The best results in terms of significance of the coefficients were obtained by including the growth of trade openness (denoted by ∆ ln T O), the average stock of FDI inward stock in percent of GDP (denoted by T EC) and the structural funds expenditures between 2000 and 2006 in percent of average GDP (denoted by SF ). Furthermore, we found out that we obtain only significant results for the GLINT variables when we include them in a non-linear way in the basic convergence model, like in Gonzales-Rivas (2007). The idea is to emphasize the regional convergence process by making the GLINT elasticities level dependent using interaction terms as regressors, and, therefore, we call this extension of the basic model 'Interaction Convergence Model'.…”

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“…NUTS-2 data on exports, imports and FDI inward stocks are not available for the regions of the EU-27. Previous studies have used either national values (see Gonzales-Rivas, 2007) or created ad-hoc measures of regionalized variables (see Badinger and Tondl, 2005). To construct the regional GLINT measures related to the globalization process, we use the recently developed spatial ChowLin data interpolation method (see .…”

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“…They also find that the regional innovative capability, measured by human capital, is an important factor for technology transfer. Gonzales-Rivas (2007) estimated the impacts of trade openness on regional inequality for Mexico. The results suggest that regions with lower education but also regions with higher income and better infrastructure benefit from the opening of trade, implying mixed results of the effects on regional inequality.…”

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Does Globalization Affect Regional Growth? Evidence for Nuts-2 Regions in EU-27

Polasek

Sellner

2013

Danube

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We analyze the influence of newly constructed globalization measures on regional growth for the EU-27 countries between 2001 and 2006. The spatial Chow-Lin procedure, a method constructed by the authors, was used to construct, on a NUTS-2 level, complete regional data for exports, imports and FDI inward stocks, which serve as indicators for the influence of globalization, integration and technology transfers on European regions. The results suggest that most regions have significantly benefited from globalization measured by increasing trade openness and FDI. In a non-linear growth convergence model, the growth elasticities for globalization and technology transfers decrease with increasing GDP per capita. Furthermore, the estimated elasticity for FDI decreases when the model includes a higher human capital premium for CEE countries and a small significant growth enhancing effect accrues from the structural funds expenditures in the EU.

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“…Readers wishing to learn more about empirical issues relating to the central research question in this article should consult Smith and Hay (), Kim, Boyce, and Hewings (), Fischer, Scherngell, and Jansenberger (), Rodriguez‐Pose and Gill (), Gonzalez Rivas (), Boschma and Iammartino (), Naude, Bosker, and Matthee (), Soukiazis and Antunes (), and the many references cited in these articles.…”

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Positive and Negative Externalities in Innovation, Trade, and Regional Economic Growth

Batabyal

Nijkamp

2014

Geographical Analysis

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We build on Grossman and Helpman (1991), Rivera‐Batiz and Romer (1991), Acemoglu (2009, pp. 678–80), and Batabyal and Nijkamp (2013b) and analyze the interactions between positive and negative externalities in innovation and trade for economic growth in a region when this region is part of an aggregate economy consisting of two regions. In both regions, consumers have constant relative risk aversion preferences; there is human capital use, and there are three kinds of manufacturing activities involving the production of blueprints for inputs or machines, the inputs or machines themselves, and a single final good for consumption. We study two cases. In the first case, although no growth occurs in the human capital stock, innovative activities give rise to positive externalities or knowledge spillovers in two ways. In this setting, we, study whether and under what circumstances opening a region to trade results in an increase in this region's equilibrium growth rate. In the second case, although growth occurs in the human capital stock, innovation experiences negative externalities. In this scenario, we show that opening a region to trade leads to more innovation but to no change in its long‐run growth rate. Los autores se basan en el trabajo de Grossman y Helpman (1991), Rivera‐Batiz y Romer (1991), Acemoglu (2009, pp 678‐80), y Batabyal y Nijkamp (2013B), para analizar las interacciones entre las externalidades positivas y negativas en la innovación y comercio para el crecimiento económico en una región, en los casos en los que dicha región es parte de una economía global que consiste en dos regiones. En estas dos regiones hipotéticas a) los consumidores tienen aversión constante al riesgo relativo (CRRA); b) se hace uso del capital humano; y, c) se llevan a cabo tres tipos de actividades manufactureras: la elaboración de planes o plantillas de producción, la producción de insumos y maquinaria, y la producción de un único bien de consumo final. El presente estudio analiza dos casos. En el primer caso, aunque no hay crecimiento en el stock de capital humano, las actividades de innovación generan externalidades positivas o derrames (spillovers) de conocimiento de dos tipos. En este contexto, se estudia si, y bajo qué circunstancias la apertura de una región al comercio resulta en un aumento en la tasa de crecimiento de equilibrio de la región. En el segundo caso, hay crecimiento en el stock de capital humano, pero la innovación experimenta externalidades negativas. En este escenario, se muestra que la apertura al comercio de una región conduce a una mayor innovación pero sin ningún cambio en la tasa de crecimiento a largo plazo. 本文在Grossman and Helpman (1991)、Rivera‐Batiz and Romer (1991)、 Acemoglu (2009,，pp. 678–80)和Batabyal and Nijkamp (2013b)等研究基础上，分析了当某一区域与另一区域构成经济聚合体时，该区域经济增长中创新与贸易的外部正负效应的相互影响。在两区域中，消费者均具有不变的相对风险规避(CRRA)参数设定，然后考虑人力资本利用和三种类别的制造活动的预期产量，即投入或机器、原料或机器本身、可消费的单一制成品。我们分析了两种不同的场景。在第一种场景中，尽管人力资本存量并未增长，创新活动也通过正外部性或知识溢出两种方式得到了增长。在该设定下，我们研究了区域是否或者在何种情况下开放贸易会提高地区的均衡增长率。在第二种场景中，尽管人力资本存量增长而创新部分却经历着负外部效应的影响。研究...

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The effects of trade openness on regional inequality in Mexico

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Cited by 47 publications

References 32 publications

Cointegration with structural changes between per capita product and income inequality in Mexico

Cointegration with structural changes between per capita product and income inequality in Mexico

Does Globalization Affect Regional Growth? Evidence for Nuts-2 Regions in EU-27

Positive and Negative Externalities in Innovation, Trade, and Regional Economic Growth

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