Mexico - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

**Mexico**

**Capital:** Mexico City
**Population:** 128,932,753 (World Bank, 2020)
**GDP per capita, PPP:** $ 18,793.7 (World Bank, 2020)
**GNI per capita, Atlas Method:** $ 8,480 (World Bank, 2020)

Zacatecas City, Mexico

**Main Religion:** Christianity

Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $29,400.50 (Millions) (2019)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $6,135.53 (Millions) (2020)
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $434,178.94 (Millions) (2020)
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $411,254.56 (Millions) (2020)
Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico - Investing - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
Foreign trade figures of Mexico - Economic and Political Overview - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
FactSheet_2021_new (unctad.org)
Mexico - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Mexico | Data (worldbank.org)
Mexico and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Mexico - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
Mexico country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

The role of FDI in structural change: Evidence from Mexico - Mühlen - 2020 - The World Economy - Wiley Online Library
Spatial linkages and third-region effects: evidence from manufacturing FDI in Mexico | SpringerLink
The effect of FDI on low and high-skilled employment and wages in Mexico: a study for the manufacture and service sectors | Journal for Labour Market Research | Full Text (springeropen.com)
The Labor Market Effects of FDI: A Panel Data Evidence from Mexico: International Economic Journal: Vol 32, No 4 (tandfonline.com)
The Role of Public Policies in Attracting Japanese FDI in Mexico | SpringerLink
Public investment versus government consumption: how FDI shocks shape the composition of subnational spending in Mexico: Review of International Political Economy: Vol 0, No 0 (tandfonline.com)
Trade, FDI, migration, and the place premium: Mexico and the United States | SpringerLink
Foreign direct investment and technology spillovers in Mexico: 20 years of NAFTA (conicyt.cl)
Foreign Direct Investment and Employment Growth in the States of Mexico: Competitiveness and Social Progress - Alfonso Mendoza-Velázquez, Alejandro Rondero-Garcia, Luis David Conde-Cortés, 2021 (sagepub.com)
Limits and perspectives of export-led growth model and foreign direct (taylorfrancis.com)
Local Institutional Responses to Global Market Pressures: The Sea Cucumber Trade in Yucatán, Mexico - ScienceDirect
Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico - Alyshia Gálvez - Google Books
Weight gains from trade in foods: Evidence from Mexico - ScienceDirect
Evaluating ecosystem service trade-offs along a land-use intensification gradient in central Veracruz, Mexico - ScienceDirect
Atmosphere | Free Full-Text | Mercury Challenges in Mexico: Regulatory, Trade and Environmental Impacts (mdpi.com)
The impact of trade with the United States on electric loads in Mexico - ScienceDirect
Does the real exchange rate play any role in the trade between Mexico and Canada? An asymmetric analysis - ScienceDirect
The real peso–dollar rate and US–Mexico industry trade: an asymmetric analysis - Bahmani‐Oskooee - 2018 - Scottish Journal of Political Economy - Wiley Online Library
Trade agreements and decent work in Mexico the case of the automotive and textile industries (repec.org)
Regional Advantages: Why U.S.–Mexico Trade Is Robust and Permanent | SpringerLink
Mathematics | Free Full-Text | Trade Complementarity and the Balance of Payments Constraint Hypothesis: A New Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and South Korea (mdpi.com)
What socioenvironmental impacts did 35 years of export agriculture have in Mexico? (1980–2014): A transnational agri‐food field analysis - González - 2020 - Journal of Agrarian Change - Wiley Online Library
Export of German-style vocational education: a case study in the automotive industry in Puebla, Mexico | International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management (inderscienceonline.com)
export of Germany’s “secret of success” dual technical VET: MNCs and multiscalar stakeholders changing the skill formation system in Mexico | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
Full article: Corporate labour standards and work quality: insights from the agro-export sector of Guanajuato, Central Mexico (tandfonline.com)
Shipping water across the US–Mexico border: international governance dimensions of desalination for export: Water International: Vol 42, No 7 (tandfonline.com)
Flower Export Barriers: A Comparative Study in Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador: Latin American Business Review: Vol 18, No 3-4 (tandfonline.com)
Abatement expenditures, technology choice, and environmental performance: Evidence from firm responses to import competition in Mexico - ScienceDirect
International import competition and the decision to migrate: Evidence from Mexico - ScienceDirect
Import exposure and welfare effects from the expenditure channel: The case of Mexico - Blyde - 2021 - The World Economy - Wiley Online Library

Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV News Programs

Keep in mind that Documentaries and in-Depth TV News programs usually reflect a certain viewpoint. ZRB

Living in Mexico’s kill zone | The Full Report - YouTube
Missing in Mexico - YouTube
Record surge in migrants attempting to cross US-Mexico border - BBC News - YouTube
Mexico's struggle for water - BBC News - YouTube

Important History Events

Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB

History of Trade in Mexico
Chinese Porcelain in Colonial Mexico: The Material Worlds of an Early Modern ... - Meha Priyadarshini - Google Books
Trade Policy and Economic Development in Twentieth Century Mexico | Da (taylorfrancis.com)
Mexico in the Export Era (1870s–1929): Export Boom, Economic Modernization, and Industrialization | SpringerLink
A French migrant business network in the period of export-led growth (ELG) in Mexico: The case of the Barcelonnettes: Business History: Vol 61, No 4 (tandfonline.com)
Ancient Civilizations of Mexico
State and Society at Teotihuacan, Mexico | Annual Review of Anthropology (annualreviews.org)
Ancient Civilizations of Mexico – Ancient Civilizations World
Mexico : from the Olmecs to the Aztecs : Coe, Michael D : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Aztecs under Spanish rule; a history of the Indians of the Valley of Mexico, 1519-1810 : Gibson, Charles, 1920- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Other Issues

Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB

Gender, Informal Employment and Trade Liberalization in Mexico | The World Bank Economic Review | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
Article 2018: Mexican Immigrants in the United States | migrationpolicy.org
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits southwest Mexico | DW News - YouTube

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Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher to Identify Risks versus Opportunities at the Country Level

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