Competitividad y costo laboral unitario en la manufactura mexicana

Resumen

IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT ONE OF THE CAUSES OF THE LABOR PROBLEMS FACING THE DEVELOPED ECONOMIES STEMS FROM COM­PETITION FROM THE NEW INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES WHICH CREATES WAGE INEQUALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION. THIS CONCERN IS TRANSFERRED TO MIDDLE-SIZED ECONOMIES THAT EXPORT MANUFACTURED GOODS, ARGUING THAT CHINESE COMPETI­TION DESTROYS JOBS AND IMPEDES WAGE HIKES. THIS MAKES IT NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE BASIS FOR COMPETITIVENESS FROM LOW WAGES TO HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY. THIS ARTICLE USES THE MEXICAN CASE TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER THIS CHANGE IS ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE OR NOT.