Mexico. I disentangle the effects of two opposing forces on regional labor demand: transport-cost considerations, which, all … of the manufacturing belt in and around Mexico City and the formation of broadly specialized industry centers located in … northern Mexico, relatively close to the United States. The North American Free Trade Agreement is likely to reinforce these …

been carried over to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In some instances, significant changes have been …

Only a few years ago, a proponent of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Mexico and the United States would have faced … harsh criticism in Mexico, and indifference in the U.S.1 In Mexico, for decades the idea of explicitly promoting increased … blatantly rejected in most political and academic circles. The U.S. administrations, acknowledging Mexico's feelings of distrust …

Mexico. Using INEGI's National Survey of Urban Employment for the period 1994-2004, the empirical analysis is conducted on …