The Mexican oil boom was characterized by a period of high investment, followed by capital flight. The private sector and households responded to the 1977-1981 windfall by attaining high savings rates. On the other hand, the Mexican government, the proprietor of the state oil company and the...

The Mexican oil boom was characterized by a period of high investment, followed by capital flight. The private sector and households responded to the 1977-1981 windfall by attaining high savings rates. On the other hand, the Mexican government, the proprietor of the state oil company and the...

First, the paper discusses salient aspects of the Mexican reforms and its 1989-1994 recovery, making no attempt to be comprehensive but instead focusing on developments of direct relevance for the argument. Next, it discusses three important features of the crisis and renewed recovery: Recovery...