Analisis Retrospectivo de la Industria Maquiladora de Exportacion en Mexico

Fullerton, Thomas M., Jr. and Barraza de Anda, Martha and Tinajero, Roberto (2006): Analisis Retrospectivo de la Industria Maquiladora de Exportacion en Mexico. Published in: La Competitividad Internacional de Mexico y el Futuro de la Industria Maquiladora (20 December 2008): pp. 23-34.

Abstract

The Mexican in-bond assembly, or maquiladora manufacturing sector, has taken its fair share of lumps in recent years. Collectively, such obstacles have contributed to periodic employment declines in this industry. A major factor at the turn of this century was ongoing de-regulation of the Chinese economy during a multi-year period of congressional gridlock in Mexico City. In general, predictions of the demise of the maquiladora industry in Mexico have turned out to be premature. However, this industry remains hampered by excessive red tape and fiscal uncertainty. Unfortunately, these facotrs also cause the Mexican economy as a whole to perform at less than full capcity.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Retrospective Analysis of the Maquiladora Export Industry in Mexico
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: Mexico, Maquiladora Exports, Border Regions
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M2 - Business Economics > M21 - Business Economics

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