This article seeks to contribute to the academic debate regarding financialization, through an analysis of its evolution in Mexico. As we argue, Mexico has been at the forefront of the tendencies and historical events that have defined financialization at the global level. Moreover, Mexico is...

The preponderance of evidence suggests that denser and more connected communities with a higher degree of mixed land uses results in fewer vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT). However, there is less agreement as the size of the effect. Also, there is no clear understanding as to the aspects of...

This paper analyzes a seldom discussed aspect of Argentina's banking crisis of 2001-2002: the conflict that arose between foreign banks and the national government over the economic policies applied in response to the banking crisis. In particular, the paper will examine the foreign banks'...

With high debt levels both in pesos and dollars, several large Mexican economic enterprises, were surprised by the December 1994 peso devaluation. Local banks had taken important positions in foreign currency, increasing their short-term debt mainly with foreign brokers. The abrupt peso...

This article explores how the structural arrangements under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have contributed to the unfolding of the financial crisis and to its international transmission. It reviews the developments over the last two decades in Canada and Mexico based on the...