Remarks for the Jose Cuervo Tequila Talk, Institute of the Americas, La Jolla, California, April 5, 2006 ; "For Mexico … are key aspects of Mexico's comparative advantage vis-a-vis nations in Asia and Eastern Europe. A loss of competitiveness … in Mexico is a loss for the entire border economy, where so much of our growth is linked to expansion on the more …

integration. ; Three main policy recommendations emerge from these studies. First, Mexico would continue to benefit, on net, from … increased economic integration. Second, to the extent possible, Mexico should work to reduce migration restrictions into the …

surrounding the trade-migration-development relationship, and reports findings from new research on Mexico-to-U.S. migration …, using data from rural Mexico. It concludes with some thoughts about designing policies to raise the development potential of …

commentary explores recent trends in U.S.?Mexico remittances, explaining how they are measured and comparing them with forecasts …