Vol. 17 No. 36 (2022)

Artículos

Development patterns, productive integration and competitiveness in South Korea and Mexico, 1995-2018

Published 2022-06-02

  • Verónica Cerezo García
    • ,
  • Heri Oscar Landa Díaz
    • ,
  • Ignacio Perrotini Hernández

Verónica Cerezo García


Heri Oscar Landa Díaz


Ignacio Perrotini Hernández


Abstract

The aim of this paper is to deal with the different patterns of industrialization followed by South Korea and Mexico during 1995-2018. The ability -derived thereof- of both economies to successfully cushion and fence exogenous shocks as the Covid-19 pandemic is also dealt with. To that effect, Laumas’s weighted index is used to conduct a comparative analysis of the said countries’ productive chains integration associated to the industrial sector. The relevance of the latter’s competitiveness and productivity to avoid the dynamic insufficiency phenomenon is also tested. In the case of South Korea, contrary to Mexico, there exists a domestic industrial sector featuring a high technology profile and a greater share in international trade, which confer faster output growth and stronger conditions to face an economic crisis.

Keywords

economic development, productivity, competitiveness, South Korea, Mexico

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