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This paper examines the impact of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on trade within the euro area. Using panel data for 22 industrial countries, the analysis estimates the effect of the euro''s arrival on area-wide trade compared to bilateral trade flows between other industrial...
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The United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA) was signed on November 30, 2018 and aims to replace and modernize … steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico and the elimination of the Canadian and Mexican import surtaxes imposed …
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This paper studies whether labor market mismatch played an important role for labor market dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic. We apply the framework of Sahin and others (2014) to the US and the UK to measure misallocation between job seekers and vacancies across sectors until the third...
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This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the impact of NAFTA on growth and business cycles in Mexico. The … effect of the agreement in spurring a dramatic increase in trade and financial flows between Mexico and its NAFTA partners … facts and recent empirical research. The paper concludes by drawing lessons from Mexico''s NAFTA experience for policymakers …
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Regional integration has been seen in Africa as a means of encouraging trade and securing economies of scale. This paper examines in detail the prospects and challenges for trade expansion in the two most prominent arrangements in eastern and southern Africa: the Common Market for Eastern and...
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Mexico has had one of the highest death tolls from Covid-19 and among the largest declines in output compared to peers …. This paper utilizes data on Mexico's thirty-two states to better understand the relationship between health and economic …
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Mexico's fiscal response to the pandemic has been modest compared to its peers, reflecting the authorities' desire to …
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This paper analyzes the effects of intervention on the level and volatility of the exchange rate in Mexico and Turkey … intervention. In Mexico, foreign exchange sales have a small impact on the exchange rate level and raise short-term volatility …
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This paper looks at the empirical record whether big infrastructure and public capital drives have succeeded in accelerating economic growth in low-income countries. It looks at big long-lasting drives in public capital spending, as these were arguably clear and exogenous policy decisions. On...
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