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GOMEZ-ZALDIVAR, Fernando  e  GOMEZ-ZALDIVAR, Manuel. The evolution of manufacturing in Guanajuato: economic complexity and municipal industrial strategies. Prob. Des [online]. 2023, vol.54, n.213, pp.73-102.  Epub 07-Nov-2023. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2023.213.69951.

This text presents the evolution of the economic structure of manufacturing for the municipalities of the Mexican state of Guanajuato, using different methods from evolutionary economic geography literature i) to describe the evolution of specialization in manufacturing industries during the period 2003-2018; ii) to analyze the diversification strategies of the six most important manufacturing municipalities based on the level of economic complexity of the new branches in which they specialized; iii) to identify opportunities for the future diversification of manufacturing in the six municipalities, considering their most recent economic structure. The analysis may be relevant for the design of public policies to contribute to Guanajuato's economic and industrial development.

Palavras-chave : proximity; distance capacity; economic complexity.