Abstract

ZEPEDA-ORTEGA, Isidro Enrique; ANGELES-CASTRO, Gerardo  and  CARRILLO-MURILLO, David Guillermo. Port infrastructure and regional economic growth in Mexico. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2017, vol.17, n.54, pp.337-366. ISSN 2448-6183.  https://doi.org/10.22136/est002017806.

Previous studies about the link between transport infrastructure and regional economic growth have differing conclusions. This paper addresses the problem from the port infrastructure and regional economic growth in Mexico. An index of infrastructure, interconnectivity and port hinterland is determined regionally and by analyzing panel data, the positive influence ports-growth between 1996 and 2013 for all coastal regions is explained. We show that as the level of port infrastructure is increased above a certain level, the marginal effects begin to decline its local impact.

Keywords : port infrastructure; transportation; regional economic growth; hinterland.

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