The auto industry is an international oligopoly that has a long tradition of influencing trade negotiations and national policies. Due to the industry's size and production linkages, the investment decisions made by the assembly firms often generate economic consequences that can be easily...

The European Union and the Mercosur are actually negotiating an inter-regional Free Trade Area, even though the conditions of access of Latin American products to European market are relatively restrictive. In a matter of fact, the European Union's Commercial Policy is very discriminatory and is...