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Melba Falck Reyes is Professor-Researcher at the Pacific Studies Department of the University of Guadalajara since 1990. She received her Ph.D. in Transpacific International Relations from the University of Colima, México, and her M.A. and PhD candidacy, both in Economics, from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her major areas of research are International Economics, Japan-Mexico economic relations and Japanese migration to Mexico. She is the Editor of the Journal of Mexico y la Cuenca del Pacífico and is member of the National System of Researchers in Mexico.
She participated in the Study Group of Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership (2001). She had been visiting professor at the Institute of Developing Economies in Tokyo and at Kyoto University in Japan. She coordinated two series of books on Asia-Pacific and has authored articles on Japan-Mexico economic relations in specialized journals, chapters on books and co-edited several books. Her latest co-edited book (2018) is Japanese Direct Investment in Mexico’s Transport Equipment Sector. Macro Impact and Local Responses.
She received a Commendation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for the Promotion of Mutual Understanding between Japan and Mexico (2015). She is a founding member of the Center of Japanese Studies (2016) at the Pacific Studies Department.
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New frontiers in regional science: Asian perspectives, 2018
In the past 15 years, Mexico has been favored by increasing flows of Foreign Direct Investment (F... more In the past 15 years, Mexico has been favored by increasing flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), being the Japanese source one of the most important. The chapter analyzes the impact of Japanese FDI in Mexico at the macro-level with emphasis on the impact of Japanese FDI on Mexico’s trade flows and on the formation of regional networks in the Transport Equipment sector (TE), especially within the North American Region. This study is carried out under the Fragmentation of Production Theory approach, which emphasizes the role of Multinational firms (MN) in international trade based on the new organization of production among plants in different countries. The analysis is based on database that classifies trade flows by main stages of production that allow assessing trade in intermediate goods and also on information on local and regional content of Japanese automotive brands assembled in Mexico. The results indicate that Japanese FDI in Mexico has contributed notably to the formation on production networks in North America in the TE sector.
New frontiers in regional science: Asian perspectives, Dec 31, 2022
This paper aims to analyze the evolution and main characteristics of Japanese Foreign Direct Inve... more This paper aims to analyze the evolution and main characteristics of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico, since Japan has been the main source of investment in Mexico coming from Asia. Attracted by Mexico´s liberalization trade policy since the eighties, Japanese subsidiaries already established in the United States transferred some of their production activities into Mexico, contributing to the leading automotive and electronic exporting sectors. Both the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership Agreement have incentivized the location of Japanese plants in Mexico. Given the concentration of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the manufacturing exporting sector, it is playing a role in the formation of production networks with connections not only to North America but to Asian countries as well. En el presente artículo se pretende analizar la evolución y las características principales de la inversión extranjera directa japonesa en Méjico, dado que Japón ha sido la principal fuente de inversión asiática en Méjico. Atraídas por la política comercial de liberalización de Méjico imperante desde la década de 1980, las filiales japonesas ya establecidas en Estados Unidos transfirieron algunas de sus actividades de producción a Méjico, contribuyendo a los principales sectores
Institute of Developing Economies eBooks, 1996
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico, Dec 1, 2012
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico; No. 1 (1998): January-March; 4-6, Oct 9, 2021
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico; No. 2 (1998): April-June; 9-10, Oct 9, 2021
Globalización, Competitividad y Gobernabilidad de Georgetown/Universia, 2012
This paper aims to analyze the evolution and main characteristics of Japanese Foreign Direct Inve... more This paper aims to analyze the evolution and main characteristics of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico, since Japan has been the main source of investment in Mexico coming from Asia. Attracted by Mexico´s liberalization trade policy since the eighties, Japanese subsidiaries already established in the United States transferred some of their production activities into Mexico, contributing to the leading automotive and electronic exporting sectors. Both the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership Agreement have incentivized the location of Japanese plants in Mexico. Given the concentration of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the manufacturing exporting sector, it is playing a role in the formation of production networks with connections not only to North America but to Asian countries as well.
第１章 日本とヌエバ・エスパーニャとの関わり（スペインの太平洋への進出；日本国内の状況と、マニラと日本との初期段階における交流 ほか） 第２章 日本人ルイス・デ・エンシオ（予備的考察；ルイス・デ... more 第１章 日本とヌエバ・エスパーニャとの関わり（スペインの太平洋への進出；日本国内の状況と、マニラと日本との初期段階における交流 ほか） 第２章 日本人ルイス・デ・エンシオ（予備的考察；ルイス・デ・エンシオはどのようにして、いつ、グアダラハラにやってきたのか ほか） 第３章 家長フアン・デ・パエス（フアン・デ・パエスはどのようにして、いつ、グアダラハラにやってきたのか；フアン・デ・パエスの家族たち ほか） 第４章 実業家フアン・デ・パエス（遺言執行人としてのフアン・デ・パエス；サポパン王室代理官としてのフアン・デ・パエス ほか） 結論 本研究によって明らかになったこと、そして今後の課題について
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico, Sep 1, 2007
Las opiniones expresadas en los artículos de esta revista son responsabilidad de los autores.
New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, 2018
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico, 2016
New frontiers in regional science: Asian perspectives, 2018
In the past 15 years, Mexico has been favored by increasing flows of Foreign Direct Investment (F... more In the past 15 years, Mexico has been favored by increasing flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), being the Japanese source one of the most important. The chapter analyzes the impact of Japanese FDI in Mexico at the macro-level with emphasis on the impact of Japanese FDI on Mexico’s trade flows and on the formation of regional networks in the Transport Equipment sector (TE), especially within the North American Region. This study is carried out under the Fragmentation of Production Theory approach, which emphasizes the role of Multinational firms (MN) in international trade based on the new organization of production among plants in different countries. The analysis is based on database that classifies trade flows by main stages of production that allow assessing trade in intermediate goods and also on information on local and regional content of Japanese automotive brands assembled in Mexico. The results indicate that Japanese FDI in Mexico has contributed notably to the formation on production networks in North America in the TE sector.
New frontiers in regional science: Asian perspectives, Dec 31, 2022
This paper aims to analyze the evolution and main characteristics of Japanese Foreign Direct Inve... more This paper aims to analyze the evolution and main characteristics of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico, since Japan has been the main source of investment in Mexico coming from Asia. Attracted by Mexico´s liberalization trade policy since the eighties, Japanese subsidiaries already established in the United States transferred some of their production activities into Mexico, contributing to the leading automotive and electronic exporting sectors. Both the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership Agreement have incentivized the location of Japanese plants in Mexico. Given the concentration of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the manufacturing exporting sector, it is playing a role in the formation of production networks with connections not only to North America but to Asian countries as well. En el presente artículo se pretende analizar la evolución y las características principales de la inversión extranjera directa japonesa en Méjico, dado que Japón ha sido la principal fuente de inversión asiática en Méjico. Atraídas por la política comercial de liberalización de Méjico imperante desde la década de 1980, las filiales japonesas ya establecidas en Estados Unidos transfirieron algunas de sus actividades de producción a Méjico, contribuyendo a los principales sectores
Institute of Developing Economies eBooks, 1996
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico, Dec 1, 2012
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico; No. 1 (1998): January-March; 4-6, Oct 9, 2021
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico; No. 2 (1998): April-June; 9-10, Oct 9, 2021
Globalización, Competitividad y Gobernabilidad de Georgetown/Universia, 2012
This paper aims to analyze the evolution and main characteristics of Japanese Foreign Direct Inve... more This paper aims to analyze the evolution and main characteristics of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico, since Japan has been the main source of investment in Mexico coming from Asia. Attracted by Mexico´s liberalization trade policy since the eighties, Japanese subsidiaries already established in the United States transferred some of their production activities into Mexico, contributing to the leading automotive and electronic exporting sectors. Both the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Japan-Mexico Economic Partnership Agreement have incentivized the location of Japanese plants in Mexico. Given the concentration of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the manufacturing exporting sector, it is playing a role in the formation of production networks with connections not only to North America but to Asian countries as well.
第１章 日本とヌエバ・エスパーニャとの関わり（スペインの太平洋への進出；日本国内の状況と、マニラと日本との初期段階における交流 ほか） 第２章 日本人ルイス・デ・エンシオ（予備的考察；ルイス・デ... more 第１章 日本とヌエバ・エスパーニャとの関わり（スペインの太平洋への進出；日本国内の状況と、マニラと日本との初期段階における交流 ほか） 第２章 日本人ルイス・デ・エンシオ（予備的考察；ルイス・デ・エンシオはどのようにして、いつ、グアダラハラにやってきたのか ほか） 第３章 家長フアン・デ・パエス（フアン・デ・パエスはどのようにして、いつ、グアダラハラにやってきたのか；フアン・デ・パエスの家族たち ほか） 第４章 実業家フアン・デ・パエス（遺言執行人としてのフアン・デ・パエス；サポパン王室代理官としてのフアン・デ・パエス ほか） 結論 本研究によって明らかになったこと、そして今後の課題について
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico, Sep 1, 2007
Las opiniones expresadas en los artículos de esta revista son responsabilidad de los autores.
New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, 2018
México y la Cuenca del Pacífico, 2016
Presencia japonesa en Jalisco, 2020
Japanese Direct Investment in Mexico's Transport Equipment Sector, 2018
link for the book: https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811077173#aboutBook This book introduces... more link for the book: https://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811077173#aboutBook
This book introduces an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Japanese foreign direct investment determinants, the close relations between foreign investment and trade flows in the host country, and the effects and responses by the local economy. It provides an accessible and comprehensive view of the overall macro impacts and local effects associated with the increasing flow of Japanese firms to Mexico’s automotive industry. The research and its outcomes presented here follow extensive fieldwork and use unique statistical datasets to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches to the analysis. Carefully chosen case studies produce an integrated approach to the subject. As a result, the book fills a vacuum on this topic and provides readers with a clear understanding of the complex interactions among participating actors: Japanese multinationals and Japanese parts-and-components suppliers, Mexican local suppliers, government at the national and local levels, and cooperating Japanese agencies. By critically assessing current theories and empirical methodologies the monograph covers aspects related to the creation of regional production networks and their impact on trade patterns of the recipient country, location determinants of Japanese foreign investment, and spillover externalities in host entities. It presents the reader with a comprehensive view of the different levels of interaction between multinational firms, local recipient economies, and local suppliers and the challenges they face to engage in global chains of production. The book is highly recommended to academics and their students who seek to understand the complex international economic relations in the global economy. This compilation also serves as a valuable guide to policy makers, both at national and local levels, as it provides an informed analysis of how to engage local suppliers in regional and global production chains.