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Las dos caras de la inserción de México en la cadena de valor automotriz: dimensión económica e impacto medioambiental

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  • Campos Romero, Hugo

    (Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigación en Tecnologías Ambientales (CRETUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

  • Rodil Marzábal, Óscar

    (Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigación en Tecnologías Ambientales (CRETUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

Abstract

The Mexican automotive sector—integrated into the regional value chain of North America, led by the United States—is characterized by performing mainly manufacturing tasks, which limits its value-added contribution. However, this does not imply that the environmental impact resulting from these tasks is proportional to the value it generates. The paper aims to analyze this dual dimension of the Mexican automotive sector, by describing both its productive structure and its environmental impact related to its foreign trade flows. The results reveal uneven participation in the regional value chain depending on whether Mexican value-added exports are considered in monetary or emission terms, which exhibits a greater contribution in terms of emissions than in value compared to the United States.

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  • Campos Romero, Hugo & Rodil Marzábal, Óscar, 2021. "Las dos caras de la inserción de México en la cadena de valor automotriz: dimensión económica e impacto medioambiental," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 88(352), pages 1153-1187, octubre-d.
    • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:88:y:2021:i:352:p:1153-1187
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.20430/ete.v88i352.1237
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    Keywords

    Mexico; automotive sector; value chain; value-added exports; emissions.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects

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