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Luis A. Monroy-Gómez-Franco, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

The Economy in its Labyrinth: A Structuralist View of the Mexican Economy in the 21st Century

Volume 77 - Latin American Economies : Complex Past and Challenging Future - Part II, May 2024
(pp. 181-206)
JEL classification: O11; O15; O17; 054
Keywords: Shift-Share Analysis; COVID-19; Automation

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In this paper, I analyze the performance of the Mexican economy during the two decades of the 21st century. I focus on the aggregate and sectoral dynamics of the economy to understand the underlying dynamics behind the aggregate performance of the economy. With these results in mind, I analyze the changes and continuities in the conduction of macroeconomic and labor market policy with the arrival of a new administration in 2018. The goal of analyzing both elements is to provide an integrated view of the situation in which the Mexican economy will face three structural challenges: the medium and long-run effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the integration of artificial intelligence into the production process, and climate change.

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