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Wilson Center
Trade and Development in Mexico
April 17, 2018
Graciela Márquez
U.S. Mexico Studies Center, UCSD
y El Colegio de México
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Mexico’s GDP per capita, 1921-2016
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1932-1949: 3.03%
1949-1981: 3.21%
1981-2016: 0.54%
1921-1932:
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Nafta effects
• Substantial increase of trade and investment flows.
• Mixed effects in terms of wages, employment, and wellbeing.
• No wage convergence between Mexico and the USA.
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Integration of economic cycles after 1994
Industrial Activity Index in Mexico and USA, 1980-2009 (Seasonal Adjusted Data, Mexico 1993=100, USA:1994=100)
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México
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NAFTA
Sources: INEGI and Federal Reserve
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Latin America and the Caribbean
GDP growth rates 2009
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Percentage of population in poverty at levels of the 1990s
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Mexico’s trade deficit
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Asia
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It is China… not Mexico
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Economic Platform
• Fiscal responsibility
• Investment in Infrastructure
• Public – Private partnership projects
• Social programs to vulnerable population
MAYOR OF MEXICO CITY
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Economic Platform
• Fiscal responsibility
Prudent debt management
Public debt peaked in the current admistration: 53.7 of GDP.
No tax reform
Effective income tax rate similar to the U.S.(after 2017 tax reform)
More efficient expenditure (Budget control, adjustmentof bureaucreatic transparency)
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Economic Platform
• Fiscal responsibility
Independence of Bank of Mexico
Constitutional mandate
Inflation control
Exchange rate flexibility regime
Shock impact
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Economic Platform
• Investment in infrastructure
Public expenditure to incentive private investment
Roads, ports of entry, railroads.
Innovation hubs
Secondary education
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Economic Platform
• NAFTA 2.0
Best agreement possible
Mexican negotiators have underscored the need to achieve the best agreement possible.
The Lopez Obrador economic team is prepared to continue negotiations beginning the new presidential term.
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Economic Platform
• NAFTA 2.0“Poison Pills”
Regional content changes should preserve region’s competitiveness
Dispute resolution - Chapters 11, 19, 20
Need to provide certainty.
Sunset Clause
Uncertainty
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Economic Platform
• Other Challenges
Informality remains high (57% employment)
Regulatory reform and use of digital technology.
Support to micro, small and medium firms.
Federal pension system (2% of GDP 2030)
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Thanks / Gracias
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