1. Getting it Right: Strategic Priorities for Mexico “Fostering Development at the Regional Level”
Enrique Garcilazo, OECD Center for Entrepreneurship, SME Regions and Cities
@Garcilazo_OECD

2. Convergence of countries vs. divergence of regions in the OECD
GDP per capita dispersion is now greater within countries than between countries
Source: Bartolini, D., S. Stossberg and H. Blöchliger (2016), "Fiscal Decentralisation and Regional Disparities", OECD Economics Department Working Papers, No. 1330,

3. Spatial inequalities are substantial in Mexico

4. Size matters for productivity
The econometric estimates show on average that the productivity increase associated with increasing a city’s population—is in the order of 2-5% for a doubling in population size.
 This implies, e.g., that – on average - moving from a city of roughly 100,000 inhabitants to a city of 12,000,000 agglomeration increases productivity by an order of magnitude of around 30%.

5. Mexico displays lower agglomeration benefits than other OECD countries

6. National urban policy framework
For a given population size, a metropolitan area with twice the number of municipalities is associated with 5-6% lower productivity.

7. thank you JoseEnrique.Garcilazo@oecd.org