Importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern border
This paper evaluates the importance of infrastructure on economic growth for the Mexican northern border municipalities. From the growth literature, we know that infrastructure, besides other factors, has been pointed out as a key factor in the long run perspectives of regional growth. Nevertheless,...
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Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
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| author | Héctor Alonso Barajas Bustillos Luis Gutiérrez Flores |
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| description | This paper evaluates the importance of infrastructure on economic growth for the Mexican northern border municipalities. From the growth literature, we know that infrastructure, besides other factors, has been pointed out as a key factor in the long run perspectives of regional growth. Nevertheless, and within this thematic context, works that use a disaggregated analysis down to the level of the municipality are still scarce, which in the case of the northern border constitutes a scenario of much relevance given the development model adopted by the Mexican economy in recent decades. Empirical models results indicate that the municipalities of Piedras Negras, Nogales and Torreon maintain a positive relationship between physical infrastructure and growth. In the case of other municipalities like Tijuana, its elevated population growth inhibits a proper infrastructure allocation, although the positive effect induced by infrastructure on growth remains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d79c00a54d964600811114cf795eb7e32022-12-22T02:34:32ZengUniversidad Autonoma de Baja CaliforniaEstudios Fronterizos0187-69612395-91342012-01-0113255788148Importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern borderHéctor Alonso Barajas Bustillos0Luis Gutiérrez Flores1Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila.Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila.This paper evaluates the importance of infrastructure on economic growth for the Mexican northern border municipalities. From the growth literature, we know that infrastructure, besides other factors, has been pointed out as a key factor in the long run perspectives of regional growth. Nevertheless, and within this thematic context, works that use a disaggregated analysis down to the level of the municipality are still scarce, which in the case of the northern border constitutes a scenario of much relevance given the development model adopted by the Mexican economy in recent decades. Empirical models results indicate that the municipalities of Piedras Negras, Nogales and Torreon maintain a positive relationship between physical infrastructure and growth. In the case of other municipalities like Tijuana, its elevated population growth inhibits a proper infrastructure allocation, although the positive effect induced by infrastructure on growth remains.http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/97infraestructuracrecimiento económicomunicipiosfrontera norteespecialización industrial |
| spellingShingle | Héctor Alonso Barajas Bustillos Luis Gutiérrez Flores Importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern border Estudios Fronterizos infraestructura crecimiento económico municipios frontera norte especialización industrial |
| title | Importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern border |
| title_full | Importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern border |
| title_fullStr | Importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern border |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern border |
| title_short | Importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern border |
| title_sort | importance of physical infrastructure in the economic growth of municipalities in the northern border |
| topic | infraestructura crecimiento económico municipios frontera norte especialización industrial |
| url | http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/97 |
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