Economics and Finance Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-27-2026
Abstract
We investigate northbound loaded truck crossings from Mexico to the United States between 2015 and 2023. A weaker peso, exports and US industrial production positively affect loaded containers. Truck robberies at the municipal level show no statistically significant relationship with truck loadings, whereas truck robberies at the national and state levels present a negative, persistent association. Results suggest that Mexico–US trade would benefit from lower average Mexican crime rates. In addition to comparing Texas with other border states, this study documents the role of crime specific to the transportation sector as a negative relevant driver of truck crossings to the United States.
Recommended Citation
Cabral, René, André Varella Mollick, and Eduardo Saucedo. "Crime, economic forces and trucks crossings in the US–Mexico border region." Regional Studies60, no. 1 (2026): 2657854. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2026.2657854
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Publication Title
Regional Studies
DOI
10.1080/00343404.2026.2657854
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© 2026 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis GroupThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is notaltered, transformed, or built upon in any way.