La Geografía a las puertas del tercer milenio a partir de las tesis doctorales leídas en los noventa [PDF]
Tendencies of research in contemporary Geography were analysed by means of the latest PhD studies in Geography in Spanish Universities. Our analysis shows that research is still focused on local and regional environments with different techniques and ...
Lazaro y Torres, M.a Luisa De
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El Paso economy sluggish in 2007: U.S. slowdown outweighs Fort Bliss expansion [PDF]
This has been a disappointing year for El Paso in terms of job growth. Through October, the city added only 1,200 new wage and salary jobs, according to seasonally adjusted data, an annualized growth rate of less than 1 percent.
Charles James +2 more
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NAFTA¡¯S IMPACT ON THE MEXICAN AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR [PDF]
The findings discussed here are the outcome of continuing research on the Mexican automotive industry and include data for several years during which the NAFTA was in effect.
Dale B. Truett, Lila J. Truett
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Transport MacrosystemTransformation in South America: Contributions to the Study of the Central Bi-Oceanic Corridor [PDF]
En la actualidad América del Sur atraviesa un proceso de reconversión de la infraestructura de transporte que, con una lógica de circulación multimodal y a partir del desarrollo de zonas de actividad logísticas, privilegian corredores con una escala ...
Álvarez, Álvaro
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Socio-spatial inequality in education facilities in the Concepción metropolitan area (Chile) [PDF]
Carrasco, Juan +4 more
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Economic Polarization Through Trade: Trade Liberalization and Regional Growth in Mexico [PDF]
economic growth, regional disparities, trade, integration, polarization ...
Rodriguez-Pose, Andres +1 more
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Reversal in the Trend of Global Anthropogenic Sulfur Emissions [PDF]
Global anthropogenic sulfur emissions increased until the late 1980s. Existing estimates for 1995 and 2000 show a moderate decline from 1990 to 1995 or relative stability throughout the decade.
David I. Stern
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Spotlight: maquiladora employment: new data confirm pickup in Juarez factory jobs [PDF]
For decades, Mexico's maquiladoras have been a major growth engine in the Rio Grande region, and monthly reports on the industry's employment, wages and production were key barometers for the border region's economy.
Jesus Canas, Roberto Coronado
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Income, Mortality, and Literacy Distribution Dynamics Across States in Mexico: 1940-2000 [PDF]
This paper analyzes the dynamics of the distributions of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the infant mortality rate, and the adult literacy rate across states in Mexico between 1994 and 2000.
Rodrigo García Verdú
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Are Mortgage Loans the New Toasters? The Roles of Housing Demand and Political Patronage in Mexican Housing Finance Author-Name: Jenny Schuetz [PDF]
This paper tests for evidence of political manipulation in the allocation of subsidized mortgage loans in Mexico during the 1990’s. First, I develop a baseline model of loan allocation across states as a function of housing need, eligibility for lending ...
Jenny Schuetz
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