Strength in Diversity: A Spatial Dynamic Panel Analysis of Mexican Regional Industrial Convergence, 1960-2003

German-Soto, Vicente and Gregory Brock, Strength in Diversity: A Spatial Dynamic Panel Analysis of Mexican Regional Industrial Convergence, 1960-2003, Comparative Economic Studies advance online publication 8 January 2015; doi: 10.1057/ces.2014.42

Posted: 7 Feb 2015 Last revised: 18 Jan 2019

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Vicente German-Soto

Autonomous University of Coahuila

Gregory J. Brock

Georgia Southern University - Department of Economics

Date Written: January 8, 2015

Abstract

Using a spatial dynamic panel, the long-run industrial sector convergence rate across Mexico’s states is found to be 2%. The model is a system-General Method of Moments with correction for spatial autocorrelation and an explicit human capital input. The significant inequality between the richest and poorest states is caused by differences in factor accumulation. Physical capital accumulation dominates in richer states while the human capital accumulation is in poorer states. Regional inequality is predicted to grow unless there is government intervention to address the bipolar regional divide. More investment in human capital in non-industrialized states to draw strength from Mexico’s diversity is recommended.

Keywords: Mexican regional convergence, physical and human capital, spatial panel analysis

JEL Classification: O40, O47, R11, R15

Suggested Citation

German-Soto, Vicente and Brock, Gregory, Strength in Diversity: A Spatial Dynamic Panel Analysis of Mexican Regional Industrial Convergence, 1960-2003 (January 8, 2015). German-Soto, Vicente and Gregory Brock, Strength in Diversity: A Spatial Dynamic Panel Analysis of Mexican Regional Industrial Convergence, 1960-2003, Comparative Economic Studies advance online publication 8 January 2015; doi: 10.1057/ces.2014.42, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2560903

Vicente German-Soto

Autonomous University of Coahuila ( email )

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Gregory Brock (Contact Author)

Georgia Southern University - Department of Economics ( email )

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