Foreign trade and employment in the northern border of Mexico

The paper investigates the impact of the international trade on employment of the northern border states of Mexico and its integration with the economy of the United States during 2007-2020. In order to analyze the effect of commercial penetration on the evolution of employment in the region, a dyna...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Mendoza, Jorge Eduardo, Torres-Preciado, Víctor Hugo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Estudios Fronterizos
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.localhost:article/1026
Acceso en línea:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/1026
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:frontera norte de México
exportaciones
importaciones
empleo
Ciencias sociales
Comercio
Balanza comercial
Industrias
Trabajo
Mercado laboral
Northern border of Mexico
exports
imports
employment
Social sciences
Commerce
Balance of trade
Industries
Labor
Labor market
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Sumario:The paper investigates the impact of the international trade on employment of the northern border states of Mexico and its integration with the economy of the United States during 2007-2020. In order to analyze the effect of commercial penetration on the evolution of employment in the region, a dynamic panel model is used to estimate the effect of exports and imports. The results indicate that at the level of total exports there is no clear correlation of the penetration of exports on employment in the region. In contrast, the penetration of manufacturing exports and imports showed a positive and statistically significant effect on manufacturing employment in the northern border region of Mexico. The coefficient of average manufacturing wages showed an inverse coefficient suggesting that the employment dynamics are limiting the growth of wage income.