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Mexico's Economy Current Prospects and History

Is Mexico the most dynamic economy in Latin America? After some tough times in the 1980s and 90s, Mexico has emerged as one of the economic leaders of the region. Where does it stand among other emerging markets and what are its prospects for the future? In this four-week course, we will study the modern Mexican economy, some of the unique elements of development in a one-party, authoritarian regime, and some of the challenges the country faced in getting to this point.

This course is non-technical and is accessible to a beginner.

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Runs approx 4.5 video hours

Course Outline

An Overview of the Mexican Economy

Colonial Legacies: Obstacles to Growth after Independence

Development Strategies

Social Issues

Land & Agriculture

The Debt Crisis of the 1980s

The State Retreats: Reform in the 1980s & 1990s

The Peso Crisis

NAFTA & the Mexican Economy

Modern Mexico

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I am watching videos on Mexicos very powerful and intimidating Drug gangs.On the other hand I hear MRuniversity's professor that the autoworkers make $5 per hour (less than some workers in China). MRUniv also tells me that the numbers look good for Mexico. What is the estimated underground GNP in Mexico? I get the feeling that it is huge. What steps are being taken to control the underworld in Mexico?

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Robin Grier

Robin Grier earned her Ph.D. from George Mason University in August of 1995. She was a visiting Assistant Professor of Economics and Latin American studies at Tulane University for 2 years and an Assistant Professor of Economics at CIDE in Mexico City for 2 years before joining the University of Oklahoma in August of 1999. Professor Grier’s research has been published (or is forthcoming) in the Journal of Law and Economics, Economic Development & Cultural Change, Journal of Development Economics, Review of Development Economics, Economic Inquiry, Public Choice, Southern Economic Journal , Kyklos, Economia Mexicana, El Trimestre Economico, and Rationality and Society . Her areas of specialization are Latin American economics, the political economy of Mexico, and development & growth. Current research interests are the accumulation of human and physical capital in Latin America and Sub-Sahara Africa, political business cycles in developing countries, and inflation, uncertainty, and growth.

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