Abstract

CAMPOS VAZQUEZ, Raymundo M.  and  CAMPOS ORTIZ, Germán A.. Impact of the automotive industry on the development of Bajío in Mexico. Prob. Des [online]. 2023, vol.54, n.213, pp.31-71.  Epub Nov 07, 2023. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2023.213.69963.

This paper analyzes the impact of the automotive sector on the regional development of Bajío in Mexico. The staggered adoption of the synthetic control method was used, considering the establishment of new automotive assembly plants in the states of the Bajío region between 2007 and 2014. It is estimated that for each new job created in automotive companies, an average of five additional jobs were created in the Bajío states, 78% outside the manufacturing sector. In addition, promoting more significant economic opportunities reduced in-work poverty by an average of 10.5 percentage points. Finally, evidence was found that, in 2018, high school enrollment increased by 3%.

Keywords : development; manufacturing industry; regional economy; employment; poverty.