The article surveys research on the performance of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) using a benefit-cost analytical framework. Results suggest that zones in South Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, China and Indonesia are economically efficient and generate returns well above estimated opportunity costs....

This article assesses the impact of the trade reform on Mexican manufactured exports and evaluates the different factors explaining the major rise in the sector that occurred, particularly since 1985. It describes the contents of the trade reform, considers alternative explanations of the rise...