In this paper, I examine how the growth of offshore assembly in Mexico has affected manufacturing activity in U ….S.-manufactured components receive preferential tariff treatment upon reentry into the United States. Foreign assembly plants in Mexico, most of … Mexico increases the demand for manufacturing goods produced in U.S. border cities. Implications of the North American Free …

In this paper, we examine the increase in the relative wages of skilled workers in Mexico during the 1980s. We argue … that rising wage inequality in Mexico is linked to capital inflows from abroad. The effect of these capital inflows, which … production in Mexico towards relatively skill-intensive goods thereby increasing the relative demand for skilled labor. We study …

accurate and low cost computational techniques which would permit extensive use of simulation methodology. Large samples are … simulation results. This paper investigates the tradeoffs available between computational accuracy and cost in simulation …

workers would see enhanced social protection. Simulations for the US and Mexico suggest that the new market would attract many …

weather shocks, we find that drought tolerant maize seeds mitigate the impact of mid-season drought. Compared to farms in …

Correctional facilities commonly lack climate control, producing a setting absent endogenous responses to hot weather … like avoidance, adjustment, and mitigation. We study daily weather variation across the state of Mississippi, and show that …