) trade flows. Using a traditional gravity-equation framework, we try to see to what extent the bilateral trade flows between … trade patterns. The main conclusion is that NAFTA did not have a significant effect on US trade patterns, neither with … Mexico nor with other countries in the world (with the exception of CACM). -- NAFTA ; gravity model ; trade diversion ; fixed …

Using a gravity model, this article presents an analysis of aggregate trade flows aimed at identifying China’s impact … on Latin America’s trade. The results obtained indicate that: i) China´s growth in the last years implied a growing … Cone countries. -- bilateral trade ; gravity model ; poisson regression ; China ; Latin America …

International competitiveness is often regarded as crucial for the attainment of gains from trade, which may lead … Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin models, it becomes a necessary condition for the attainment of gains from trade and it applies to … all forms of trade that lead to economy-wide gains. The paper proceeds by reviewing first the concepts and measurements of …

International competitiveness is often regarded as crucial for the attainment of gains from trade, which may lead … Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin models, it becomes a necessary condition for the attainment of gains from trade and it applies to … all forms of trade that lead to economy-wide gains. The paper proceeds by reviewing first the concepts and measurements of …

specialization indicators: a Balassa symmetric index version; a Chi-Squared Index; and the Relative Trade Advantage Index, all these … variation, based on trade balance flows. It is applied to the particular case of Argentina and Uruguay butter world trade during … is very stable. -- Mercosur; trade flows ; dairy products ; indices of trade specialization …