Events
The Development and Fiscal Effects of Emigration on Mexico
The two most important ways that migration influences development in Mexico is through remittances and labor markets. Mexico is the largest recipient of remittances in Latin America, with remittances totaling $22 billion (about 2.5% of GDP) in 2010. Focusing on labor markets, existing research suggests that between 1990 and 2000 migration increased wages by 8% in Mexico with more pronounced effects among less-educated workers.
Mexico: Aztec Tiger - Mexico Institute in the News
Duncan Wood spoke to the Financial Times regarding Enrique Pena Nieto's efforts to overcome political gridlock. “It is a political statement,” he said. “And it fits with the PRI tradition of trying to build consensus.”
Mexico Institute in the News: Assailed Mexican State Fires City's Police
Veracruz governor fires entire police force in city as a step to get rid of corruption.
Obama looks to Asia as trade markets beckon south-Mexico Institute in the News
The Mexico Institute's Andrew Selee comments for the Washington Times for their article on the future of U.S.-Mexico Trade.
Latin American Immigrants: Civic and Political Participation in the Washington DC-Metro Area
On November 1st, the Mexico Institute hosted a conference focusing on Latin American immigrants and their role as social, civic and political actors in the United States. Click here for more information about the event.
Mexican Military Seen as Best Option Against Cartels (The Texas Tribune)-Mexico Institute in the News
Eric Olson, a senior associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., said Peña Nieto has acknowledged that there is no “magic wand” solution, but that the president-elect continues to search for alternatives.
Mexico Institute in the News: Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto faces challenge of bringing old-style party into new age
Peña Nieto was born in a hospital in Mexico City’s La Condesa neighborhood but grew up in Atlacomulco, about a 90-minute drive northwest of the capital. In interviews with residents and friends here who have known him for more than a decade, two depictions of him emerged. Mexico Institute's Andrew Selee comments.
