We construct a dynamic general equilibrium model of an open economy and use it to examine issues of trade liberalization in Mexico. In particular, we consider the fiscal implications of quotas and tariffs and, accordingly, their removal. We show that, in the short run, there may be negative...

An intertemporal general equilibrium model is used to examine infrastructure effects on the Mexican national income. Production functions are estimated for the major sectors of the economy in which sectoral output depends on inputs of capital and labor, as well as the stocks of the public...

This article estimates the relationship between the provision of public infrastructure and private output in 16 sectors in Mexico. The sector-specific cost functions depend on wages, the cost of capital, and the nominal values of the stocks of three types of infrastructure: electricity,...

We construct a intertemporal general equilibrium model and use it to examine infrastructure effects on Mexican national income. We consider three types of infrastructure, electricity, transportation, and communications. We then estimate production functions for the 16 major sectors of the...