This paper discusses the impacts of integration on productivity, specifically within regional agreements. The paper focuses on the economies of Brazil and Mexico and on their performance in the manufacturing sector. The authors estimate firm-level productivity and test its casual links with...

La integración política y económica se ha constituido en un tema neurálgico de la agenda caribeña. Este trabajo analiza literatura sobre comercio, crecimiento y acuerdos regionales para discutir sobre la motivación que subyace en la región del Caribe por la integración, los resultados...

En octubre de 2000 los doce países de América del Sur lanzaron una iniciativa multinacional, multisectorial y multidisciplinaria cuyo objetivo principal es desarrollar la infraestructura de la región en un contexto de sustentabilidad. La iniciativa, conjuntamente financiada por el Banco...

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Presenta recomendaciones para la reducción de las brechas de integración, destinadas a fomentar el diálogo y sentar las bases para promover la infraestructura física y reducir los costos comerciales intrarregionales.

This paper revisits IIRSA's economic fundamentals, looking at the motivation behind regional integration, the importance of transport versus policy related trade costs, and the likely impact of the initiative on regional disparities and growth.

This paper examines this agenda and argues that if Brazil really wants to fully enjoy the growth and welfare benefits of trade, it needs to further lower and rationalize its structure of protection; adopt a more aggressive, World Trade Organization-plus, policy to open markets abroad; design a...

Most microeconometric studies available for LAC have focused on measuring the direct impact of trade on plant productivity leaving aside other effects that arise through the market selection process. Additionally, most studies have focused on tariff barriers as the only obstacle to international...