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Clemente Hernández-Rodríguez & Raúl Francisco Montalvo-Corzo5.2. Comparison of the clusters’ impacts in China vs. Mexico77In the seven dimensions we compare, China is better than México in five: agglomerationeconomies, increased productivity and efficiency, economic impact, sociopolitical Impact,and competitiveness.Figure 8: Agglomeration economies of the clusters in China and MexicoSource: Own creation.Figure 8 shows the disaggregation of the agglomeration economies at the variable level. Withthe exception of population index of cities with the highest concentration in 2010 (due to thepercent impact of Mexico City’s population in Mexico’s total population), the variables foragglomeration economies show that China is better when compared to Mexico.Figure 9 shows the productivity growth, in which index China is the top of the sample.Figure 9: Impact of the clusters on productivity in China and MexicoSource: Own creation.GCG GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSIA ENERO-ABRIL 2012 VOL. 6 NUM. 1 ISSN: 1988-7116pp: 55-90