Factores determinantes del consumo productivo de agua y sus efectos en la actividad económica de México

Economic activities at the state level, which operate with different inputs and technology, register heterogeneous water consumption levels affecting their economic activity. The document seeks, first, to identify the factors that determine the consumption of water resources on a productive way and, secondly, the effect of this consumption on economic activity. The analysis is made of 18 economic activities in Mexico in 2018. It is found, through cross-sectional estimates, that the demand for inputs, mainly employed personnel, increases water consumption, while it, in absolute terms, contributes to economic activity in all the sectors.