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<journal-id>0185-1667</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Investigación económica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Inv. Econ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0185-1667</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Economía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0185-16672015000400073</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.1016/j.inveco.2015.11.002</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Eficiencia técnica en la industria manufacturera en México]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valderrama Santibañez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Lilia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Neme Castillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Omar]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ríos Bolívar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Humberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Escuela Superior de Economía Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2015</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>74</volume>
<numero>294</numero>
<fpage>73</fpage>
<lpage>100</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0185-16672015000400073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0185-16672015000400073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0185-16672015000400073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[El documento estima un modelo de frontera de producción estocástica y un modelo de ineficiencia técnica para 25 industrias manufactureras mexicanas en el periodo 1985-2009. Se determina la relevancia de los insumos en el valor agregado, las variables de ineficiencia, los niveles de eficiencia en cada industria, los grupos de industrias eficientes y los perfiles de las industrias. Los resultados muestran que el capital humano, el personal no calificado y el capital son generadores de eficiencia, mientras que la productividad laboral y el poder de mercado tienden a reducir la ineficiencia técnica. Entre las medidas de política para alcanzar la "mejor práctica" están la provisión adecuada de insumos, el acceso a mercados nacional e internacionales, las facilidades crediticias y los programas de capacitación de personal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[The document estimates simultaneously a model of stochastic production frontier and a model of technical inefficiency for 25 Mexican manufacturing industries from 1985 to 2009. It was determined the relevance of inputs in the aggregated value, the variables of inefficiency, the levels of efficiency en each industry, groups of efficient industries, and the profiles of the industries. The results show that human capital, unqualified personnel and capital boost efficiency, while labor productivity and market power tend to reduce technical inefficiency. Among policy measure aimed to achieve the "best practice" are adequate input provision, access to domestic and international markets, credit facilities and employees training programs.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[technical efficiency]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[stochastic production frontier]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[manufacturing industries.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[eficiencia técnica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[frontera de producción estocástica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tecnología de producción]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[industrias manufactureras.]]></kwd>
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