A reconsideration on regional convergence in Mexico

Authors

  • Edgardo A. Ayala Gaytán ITESM, Campus Monterrey
  • Joana C. Chapa Cantú Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
  • Juan D. Murguía Hernández ITESM, Campus Monterrey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v26i2.99

Keywords:

economic growth, regional growth, regional convergence, convergence in Mexico, cointegration

Abstract

This study contrasts the traditional tests for regional convergence in Mexico, those applied on cross-section data as long as the ones built in cointegration in time series, with a new approach based in the trend in the income gap regarding a leader state. Applying this method we show that the majority of the state economies closed their gap, both to the national or the leading state per capita income, on average for the period 1940 to 2006, supporting the existence of regional convergence in Mexico at least for a critical mass of states.

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Published

2011-07-01

How to Cite

Ayala Gaytán, E. A., Chapa Cantú, J. C., & Murguía Hernández, J. D. (2011). A reconsideration on regional convergence in Mexico. Estudios Económicos De El Colegio De México, 26(2), 217–247. https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v26i2.99

Issue

52-vol. 26, no. 2, july-december, 2011

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