Crecimiento y Convergencia Regional en Mexico: 1970-1995

Cabrera-Castellanos, Luis F. (2002): Crecimiento y Convergencia Regional en Mexico: 1970-1995. Published in: Anuario de la DCSEA No. 2001 (2002): pp. 106-134.

Abstract

This paper studies absolute and conditional convergence (alfa and beta-convergence too,) in Mexico over the period 1970-1995. I use the neoclassical growth model and a cross-section data for empirics. I find evidence of conditional convergence (near at traditional 2% rate) for full period but different rates for other periods. I find also a faster convergence rate for "poor" states than the "rich" ones. Finally, our results point to significant impact of the human capital variables on economic growth.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: University of Quintana Roo
• English Title: Convergence and Regional Economic Growth in Mexico: 1970-1995
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: Convergence; Economic Growth; Mexico; human capital; convergencia; crecimiento economico; capital humano
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O47 - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth ; Aggregate Productivity ; Cross-Country Output Convergence; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O54 - Latin America ; Caribbean

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