Circular Economy and repair and maintenance activities in Mexico: Specificities and heterogeneity of its productive and labor structure.

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Repair and maintenance activities are studied as a key sector for the transition to the circular economy, due to their economic and social importance and their role in prolonging the life of goods, reducing the consumption of new resources and waste generation. An empirical analysis of the repair and maintenance sector in Mexico is carried out, highlighting its structural specificities compared to the rest of the economic activities and also its own internal heterogeneity. The small size of the firms, the labour-intensive nature, the type of employment and the cost structure allow us to identify their social and environmental potential, but also the barriers and limitations compared to the sectors of production and sale of new goods. This analysis provides the basis for the further design of policies to boost their role in the transition to a circular economy.

Keywords: Circular economy, repair and maintenance activities, circular sectors, sustainability, Mexico.

JEL Codes: D24, L8, Q57.

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Xavier Vence, Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, España.

Professor of Applied Economics

ICEDE Group. University of Santiago de Compostela

Sugey de J. López Pérez, Instituto Tecnológico de Seonora, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico.

Phd Student In Fiscal Studies from PNPC-000625 CONACYT.
Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Mexico.
Guest Researcher at ICEDE-University of Santiago de Compostela

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2022-05-27

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VENCE, X.; PÉREZ, S. de J. L. Circular Economy and repair and maintenance activities in Mexico: Specificities and heterogeneity of its productive and labor structure. Nova Economia, [S. l.], v. 32, n. 1, p. 231–260, 2022. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/6498. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2022): Revista Nova Economia

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