Municipal Competitiveness Index 2013: Methodology for its construction based on Factor Analysis, and application to Mexican Urban Municipalities

Authors

  • Sylvia Beatriz Guillermo Peón Facultad de Economía Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla (México)
  • Israel Gerardo García Pérez Facultad de Economía Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla (México)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/revmetodoscuanteconempresa.2242

Keywords:

Índice de competitividad municipal, competitividad municipal en México, análisis factorial, municipal competitiveness index, municipal competitiveness in Mexico, factor analysis

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed explanation of the methodology to construct the Municipal Competitiveness Index 2013 for Mexico. The index is calculated using a methodology based on Factor Analysis and compares the performance of 96 municipalities belonging to 24 metropolitan areas in different States of the Mexican Republic. The index includes 61 variables grouped into four dimensions or sub-indexes: Economic, Institutional, Socio-demographic and Urban-environmental. The Municipal Competitiveness Index is the average of the four indexes. The results show evidence that municipalities of Monterrey metropolitan area are, in general, the ones with higher position in the competitiveness ranking, and highlight the need of inter-municipal cooperation and coordination in order to improve competitiveness of those municipalities belonging to a common metropolitan area. The study particularly focuses on the analysis of factors of each competitiveness dimension for municipalities in Puebla State included in the sample.

 

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Published

2016-11-04

How to Cite

Guillermo Peón, S. B., & García Pérez, I. G. (2016). Municipal Competitiveness Index 2013: Methodology for its construction based on Factor Analysis, and application to Mexican Urban Municipalities. Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, 20, Páginas 112 a 153. https://doi.org/10.46661/revmetodoscuanteconempresa.2242

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Vol. 20 (2015)

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