Abstract

OLVERA REBOLLEDO, Emilio David  and  CARBAJAL SUAREZ, Yolanda. Determinants of competitiveness in the State of Mexico’s manufacturing: An analysis at the subsector level, 2018. Rev. econ. [online]. 2023, vol.40, n.100, pp.42-67.  Epub June 26, 2023. ISSN 2395-8715.  https://doi.org/10.33937/reveco.2023.313.

This paper identifies competitiveness factors for the manufacturing subsectors of the State of Mexico and builds a competitiveness index using principal component analysis (PCA). It is shown that the most competitive industries in the period analysed were the manufacture of computer equipment; communication, measurement and other electronic equipment, components and accessories; machinery and equipment; petroleum and coal derivatives; and chemicals; on the contrary, the least competitive were: food, garment manufacturing; and the wood industry.

Keywords : manufacturing; competitiveness; principal components; State of Mexico.

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