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Production, Employment And Public Investment In Northern Border Of Mexico, Produccion, Empleo E Inversion Publica En La Frontera Norte De Mexico

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  • Isaac Leobardo Sanchez Juarez
  • Rosa Maria Garcia Almada

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This paper focuses on the behavior of output per person and employment in Mexico's northern border. We compare growth of the region with respect to national averages, this for the purpose of diagnosis and subsequent design of public policy. The basic assumption is that public investment has a favorable impact on the growth of output and employment. We used a panel data model that evaluates the specified variables and includes foreign direct investment, gross formation of fixed capital formation and education. The results do not confirm our hypothesis. We found a negative relationship between public investment, production and employment, which can be explained by the effects of crowding-out that government spending has on private investment.

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  • Isaac Leobardo Sanchez Juarez & Rosa Maria Garcia Almada, 2014. "Production, Employment And Public Investment In Northern Border Of Mexico, Produccion, Empleo E Inversion Publica En La Frontera Norte De Mexico," Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 7(7), pages 111-126.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:riafin:v:7:y:2014:i:7:p:111-126
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    Keywords

    Mexico; Northern Border; Production; Employment; Public Investment;
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    JEL classification:

    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General

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