A note on Mexico-United States intra-industrial trade

This paper characterizes Mexico-United States trade in 1981 and 1990 from computations of Grubel and Lloyd's index of intraindustry trade. The paper concludes that there was a structural change between those years in the trade relationships of Mexico and United States and points out the relevan...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Esquivel, Gerardo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1992
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/301
Online Access:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/301
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:commerce
Mexico
United States
NAFTA
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Summary:This paper characterizes Mexico-United States trade in 1981 and 1990 from computations of Grubel and Lloyd's index of intraindustry trade. The paper concludes that there was a structural change between those years in the trade relationships of Mexico and United States and points out the relevance of accounting for this fact in the analysis of the implications of the Free Trade Agreement on the Mexican economy.