Regional growth in Mexico under trade liberalisation: How important are agglomeration and FDI?

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 179-202

  Jordaan, Jacob A ^a   Rodriguez Oreggia, Eduardo ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84855886127     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-010-0406-4     Document Type: Article

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