Determinants of the competitiveness of Mexican export tomatoes
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https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i6.3810Keywords:
comparative advantage, exports, multiple linear model, time seriesAbstract
Mexico is one of the largest producers and exporters of tomatoes, among other products; the dominant role of this Mexican horticultural product in the international market is due to its competitiveness. The research aimed to analyze the behavior of the competitiveness of the Mexican tomato and identify the main factors that establish the fluctuations in the 1994-2021 period based on a standardized linear regression model. The findings of the research suggest that Mexico has a relative advantage in tomato production and is superior to its closest competitors: Spain and the Netherlands, although with different fluctuations over time. It has presented significant falls in the periods of Mexico’s trade liberalization and the 2007-2008 financial crisis; it is from 2016 when a period of ascent begins, with rates of 4.1% per year. Regarding the determinants of competitiveness, the most important are international unit prices and the carry-over effect of its competitors; a change of one standard deviation, ceteris paribus, was reflected in changes in its export performance ratio of 0.6846 and 0.821, respectively.
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