Maquiladoras and NAFTA: The Economics of U.S.-Mexico Production Sharing and Trade
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Debate continues over the benefits of U.S. trade with Mexico, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and particularly maquiladoras, or cross-border production sharing plants. Maquiladoras generate a large portion of U.S.-Mexico trade, yet the economic effects are not widely understood. Many believe there is no benefit to such trade because it leads to the loss of U.S. jobs, production, and wages. Maquiladora products, however, have a high U.S. content that in addition to fostering pro…
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Date:
January 27, 1998
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F.
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