Capítulo 2. La destrucción creativa de la I4.0 y su impacto en la productividad laboral de la manufactura mexicana.: Una visión por sexo.

Authors

Mayrén Polanco Gaytán
Universidad de Colima
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0955-0733
Víctor Hugo Torres Preciado
Universidad de Colima
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0501-0913
Renato Francisco González Sánchez
Universidad de Colima
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0737-2838

Synopsis

This chapter examines how Industry 4.0–driven creative destruction has shaped gender-differentiated labor productivity in Mexico’s manufacturing sector. Drawing on Schumpeterian and evolutionary perspectives, it measures productivity gaps between women and men across 21 manufacturing subsectors and Mexico’s states using Economic Census waves (2003, 2008, 2013, 2018/2004, 2009, 2014, 2019). The analysis adapts gap indices and applies an adaptive-growth framework linking productivity growth to output growth to characterize regional and sectoral reconfiguration. Results highlight heterogeneity: I4.0-related subsectors exhibit pronounced disparities and shifting regional patterns. The chapter concludes that technological change is uneven and calls for STEM upskilling and inclusive industrial policies to broaden I4.0 gains.

Author Biographies

Mayrén Polanco Gaytán, Universidad de Colima

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0955-0733

Mayrén Polanco Gaytán has a PhD in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. She is a research professor at the Faculty of Economy of the University of Colima and a member National System of Researchers (level II), as well as an evaluator for the National Council Economic Science (Conace) and a member of the International Schumpeter Society and of the editorial committee for the Problemas del Desarrollo (Development Problems) Journal of IIE-UNAM. Her lines of research are: Innovation Economy, Technological Development and Change, Digital Economy, Productivity and Employment; Industrialization and Innovation in Higher Learning.  

Víctor Hugo Torres Preciado, Universidad de Colima

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0501-0913

Victor Hugo Torres Preciado has a PhD in Economic                 Sciences from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, where he obtained recognition for School Merit. At present, he is a research professor at the Faculty of Economy of the University of Colima where he carries out the design, implementing and applying Regional Economic Modelling to Study fluctuations and economic growth. He is a member of the Editorial Committee of Economic Paradigm and of the National System of Researchers (level II). His lines of research are: Criminality, Economic Growth and Technological Innovation, with the implementation of methods of Quantitative Economy with Spatial Focus.   

Renato Francisco González Sánchez, Universidad de Colima

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0737-2838

Renato Francisco González Sánchez has a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Universidad Autónoma Chapingo and is a research professor at the Faculty of Economy of the University of Colima. He is also a member of the National System of Researchers (level II) and is acknowledged with having a Desirable Profile in the Program for the Professional Teaching Development (PRODEP). He is a member of the academic body: Studies in Applied Economic and Financial Science. His lines of research are: Competitiveness over the Mipymes, Innovation and Agri-food Markets; integrating quantitative and territorial focuses for explaining economic dynamics that influence in productive communities and sectors. 

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Published

February 18, 2026

How to Cite

Polanco Gaytán, M., & González Sánchez, R. F. (2026). Capítulo 2. La destrucción creativa de la I4.0 y su impacto en la productividad laboral de la manufactura mexicana.: Una visión por sexo. In V. H. Torres Preciado, Y. Carbajal Suárez, & L. de J. Almonte, Economic Growth, Labor, Innovation, and Regional Inequality in Mexico (pp. 37-65). University of Colima. https://www.libros.ucol.mx/index.php/dgp/catalog/book/233/chapter/258