This paper utilizes a unique trade database that includes all provincial, state and cross-border trade in North America. The analysis shows that the border effect, although present, is not as strong as once thought and appears to be largely related to tariff and non-tariff based barriers to...

This case, a follow-up to the A case (UVA-OB-0437), consists of collected observations and dialogue from one of two self-directed work teams at a General Electric Fanuc joint venture. See also the B case (UVA-OB-0438)

This case, a follow-up to the A case (UVA-OB-0437), consists of collected observations and dialogue from one of two self-directed work teams at a General Electric Fanuc joint venture. See also the C case (UVA-OB-0439)

Formal analysis of economic synchronization in North America is scarce. In this document we conduct an econometric exercise to determine the existence of common movements at short-run and long-run horizons among the gross domestic products of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Cointegration...

This case, a follow-up to the A case (UVA-OB-0437), consists of collected observations and dialogue from one of two self-directed work teams at a General Electric Fanuc joint venture. See also the C case (UVA-OB-0439)

This case, a follow-up to the A case (UVA-OB-0437), consists of collected observations and dialogue from one of two self-directed work teams at a General Electric Fanuc joint venture. See also the B case (UVA-OB-0438)

The literature on regional integration agreements (RIAs) is vast and deals with political, economic, and political economy issues. The literature on the economics of RIAs deals mostly with static effects, and concludes that these effects are, in general, ambiguous. So far there has been no...