NAFTA

  • NAFTA and the Mixed Effects of Trade: A Mexican Case Study

    NAFTA and the Mixed Effects of Trade: A Mexican Case Study

    In August 2017, the United States, Canada, and Mexico began renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—one of President Trump’s top priorities during his electoral campaign. Trump argued that trade with Mexico and Canada had resulted in job losses and trade deficits, particularly with Mexico. Negotiations are scheduled…

  • The Lefts, Mexico, and Latin America: A Conversation with Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

    The Lefts, Mexico, and Latin America: A Conversation with Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

    Biography: Mr. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano is the son of late Mexican President and Mexican Revolutionary General, Lázaro Cárdenas del Río. He has been a Mexican Senator, Governor of the State of Michoacán, and the first democratically-elected Mayor of Mexico City. In 1988 he split with the PRI and launched the…

  • Balancing the Future of Free Trade Agreements

    Balancing the Future of Free Trade Agreements

    Phil Levy discusses the challenges of free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

  • Labor Mobility, Capital Mobility, and Government Size in Mexican States

    Labor Mobility, Capital Mobility, and Government Size in Mexican States

    Researchers examine how labor and capital mobility impact the size of government

  • The Global Midwest

    The Global Midwest

    A leading regional expert says that the Midwest needs to cooperate, innovate and invest—three things it simply isn’t doing well.