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Evolution of the Productive Capabilities of Mexico: Economic Complexity Analysis for the Development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ)

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  • Fernando Gómez-Zaldívar
  • Edmundo Molina-Perez

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This article aims to identify the capabilities that can enhance structural change at the state level in Mexico. Specifically, we analyze the evolution of the productive capabilities from 1999 to 2014 in the five less developed southern states where the federal government wants to generate development poles. Using the economic complexity methodology and estimating the network of relatedness, our findings indicate that these states have been specialized in non-complex capabilities, and that states specialized in capabilities with greater betweenness centrality tend to have greater diversification. Finally, we identify the manufacturing capabilities with the greatest potential to trigger structural change.

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  • Fernando Gómez-Zaldívar & Edmundo Molina-Perez, 2021. "Evolution of the Productive Capabilities of Mexico: Economic Complexity Analysis for the Development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ)," The International Trade Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(1), pages 4-18, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uitjxx:v:35:y:2021:i:1:p:4-18
    DOI: 10.1080/08853908.2020.1851328
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    1. Behrooz Shahmoradi & Reza Hafezi & Payam Chiniforooshan, 2024. "Industrial Development Policies Based on Economic Complexity Under Plausible Scenarios: Case of Iran 2027," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(2), pages 6578-6603, June.

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