Determinants of competitiveness in the State of Mexico’s manufacturing: An analysis at the subsector level, 2018

Keywords: manufacture, competitiveness, principal components, State of Mexico

Abstract

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.

Published
2023-03-31
How to Cite
Olvera Rebolledo, E. D., & Carbajal Suárez, Y. (2023). Determinants of competitiveness in the State of Mexico’s manufacturing: An analysis at the subsector level, 2018. Journal of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Autonomous University of Yucatan, 40(100). https://doi.org/10.33937/reveco.2023.313