International trade and economic growth in Mexico

Fullerton, Thomas M., Jr. and Kababie, Kababie and Boehmer, Charles R. (2012): International trade and economic growth in Mexico. Published in: Empirical Economics Letters , Vol. 11, No. 9 : pp. 869-876.

Abstract

This study empirically examines on the role of international trade on economic growth in Mexico. To allow for potentially dynamic, as well as endogenous, patterns often associated with exports, imports, and growth, the analysis relies upon time series approaches involving causality and vector error correction methods. Results indicate that imports play a more critical role than exports do for economic growth in Mexico. As such, the outcomes contribute to the growing body of international evidence regarding import led growth in the global economy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: International Trade; Growth; Mexico; Dynamic Models
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O54 - Latin America ; Caribbean; F - International Economics > F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance > F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies

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