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Abstract
In this paper we show that the positive connection between exchange rate undervaluation and structural change postulated by several unorthodox economists in recent times depends on very specific assumptions, which prevent their conclusions from being sufficiently general. To this aim, we examine the interaction among distributive variables under three different productive structures: Price-taking economies that produce tradable industrial goods, price-taking countries that produce a primary good under differential rent and, finally, price-making countries. In view that the interaction among distributive variables is a priori indeterminate, we conclude that devaluation should be very carefully considered before this policy is recommended to induce structural change. DISTRIBUCION DEL INGRESO Y PATRON DE ESPECIALIZACION EN ECONOMIAS ABIERTAS RESUMEN En este trabajo mostramos que la relacion positiva entre devaluacion y cambio estructural postulada por varios economistas no ortodoxos en tiempos recientes depende de supuestos muy especificos que impiden que sus conclusiones sean lo suficientemente generales. A tal fin, examinamos la interaccion entre las variables distributivas en tres estructuras productivas diferentes: economias tomadoras de precios que producen bienes industriales, paises tomadores de precios que producen un bien primario en condiciones de renta diferencial y, finalmente, paises formadores de precios. Dado que la interaccion entre las variables distributivas es a priori indeterminada, concluimos que los efectos de una devaluacion deben ser cuidadosamente explorados antes de que dicha politica sea recomendada como la mas adecuada para inducir el cambio estructural.
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It is a specialized journal, bilingual (Spanish and English), plural and critical, which accepts and publishes scientific research articles in national and international economy. It is considered a public good that belongs to the University and society. Its vocation is to analyze the evolution of the theoretical and practical economics. In its pages the paradigms of economics, history of economic thought, the theories and debates about economic policy and its consequences, the diagnosis of the Mexican economy, the economic development of Latin America and the problems spread the world economy in general. It is a journal that does not discriminate plural none paradigm; theoretical orientation is unorthodox for epistemological reasons, not ideological preferences.