An analysis of Mexican consumers’ purchases in the United States based on household spending
Using microdata, consumer choice models, and fiscal competition, this study analyzes the reasons for cross–border shopping by Mexicans in the U.S. market by examining whether the incentive for consumers to cross the border is an inverse function of the distance from the border. Assuming rational con...
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| author | Eliseo Díaz González Gabriel González-König |
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| description | Using microdata, consumer choice models, and fiscal competition, this study analyzes the reasons for cross–border shopping by Mexicans in the U.S. market by examining whether the incentive for consumers to cross the border is an inverse function of the distance from the border. Assuming rational consumers and given the differences in prices and consumption taxes between the two countries, this study finds that the location of consumers in border states and migratory traditions are the main determinants of cross–border shopping. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1639509cc3414c24a5aa5cbced89417b2022-12-22T01:20:41ZengUniversidad Autonoma de Baja CaliforniaEstudios Fronterizos0187-69612395-91342015-12-011733115140560An analysis of Mexican consumers’ purchases in the United States based on household spendingEliseo Díaz González0Gabriel González-König1El Colegio de la Frontera NorteEl Colegio de la Frontera NorteUsing microdata, consumer choice models, and fiscal competition, this study analyzes the reasons for cross–border shopping by Mexicans in the U.S. market by examining whether the incentive for consumers to cross the border is an inverse function of the distance from the border. Assuming rational consumers and given the differences in prices and consumption taxes between the two countries, this study finds that the location of consumers in border states and migratory traditions are the main determinants of cross–border shopping.http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/564compras transfronterizas, frontera, cruces fronterizos, visas, impuestos. |
| spellingShingle | Eliseo Díaz González Gabriel González-König An analysis of Mexican consumers’ purchases in the United States based on household spending Estudios Fronterizos compras transfronterizas, frontera, cruces fronterizos, visas, impuestos. |
| title | An analysis of Mexican consumers’ purchases in the United States based on household spending |
| title_full | An analysis of Mexican consumers’ purchases in the United States based on household spending |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of Mexican consumers’ purchases in the United States based on household spending |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of Mexican consumers’ purchases in the United States based on household spending |
| title_short | An analysis of Mexican consumers’ purchases in the United States based on household spending |
| title_sort | analysis of mexican consumers purchases in the united states based on household spending |
| topic | compras transfronterizas, frontera, cruces fronterizos, visas, impuestos. |
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