Time Series: Gross Domestic Product vs Exports, a Mexican Cointegration Analysis, 1990-2012

The objectives of Mexico's trade policy in recent years has been to deepen the opening of the economy, ensuring market access and create a favorable investment environment, all with the aim of achieving higher economic growth and therefore improve the living standards of society. Currently international trade to Mexico means one of the most important sources of income, as this stands as the tenth largest exporter in the world and first in Latin America. The variables to be studied to analyze the cointegration relationship, which is vital of commerce in Mexico, are the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Exports (X)