Regional location of electric-electronics sector in Mexico

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to measure the degree of regional location of the electric-electronic sector of Mexico. Location coefficient was calculated using variables total employed persons and the total gross output; It was complemented by a shift-share analysis; both methods based on official information from economic censuses of 2004 and 2009. The methods used is descriptive techniques and the results generated depend on the selected period of time, they suggested that the electric-electronic sector is highly localized in the northeastern regions and northwestern Mexico, more specifically, in the states of Baja California, Chihuahua and Tamaulipas. However, the state of Baja California Sur has a zero activity in the electric-electronic sector. These findings provide support for the development of targeted policies to actions that promote the competitiveness of high-tech industry of Mexico. A future line of research is to expand the scope of the study to identify the most significant conditions for the electric-electronic sector of Mexico location.

Keywords

• sector eléctrico-electrónico, México, localización, coeficiente de localización, análisis shift-share