EFFECT OF NORTH AMERICAN TRADE AGREEMENTS ON AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS FROM MEXICO TO THE UNITED STATES

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María Fernanda Higuera Cota
Ronal Enrique Mahecha Guerra
José Gabriel Aguilar Barceló

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International trade has historically driven trade flows and strengthened national capacities. However, the impact of trade agreements between Mexico and the United States is neither clear nor conclusive, at least on agricultural issues. Through a cointegration analysis using an error correction model, the work seeks to assess the effects of NAFTA and USMCA on agricultural exports from Mexico to the US during 1980-2021. Despite NAFTA not having a significant effect on the level of these exports, the USMCA is having both direct and indirect effects (through the real exchange rate) on them. We concluded that USMCA may change the inertia of recent years in agricultural export levels, provided the provisions of the treaty are adhered to.

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Higuera Cota, M. F., Mahecha Guerra, R. E., & Aguilar Barceló, J. G. (2023). EFFECT OF NORTH AMERICAN TRADE AGREEMENTS ON AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS FROM MEXICO TO THE UNITED STATES. Investigación Económica, 82(324), 126–149. https://doi.org/10.22201/fe.01851667p.2023.324.83363

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María Fernanda Higuera Cota, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (México)

Dra. en Desarrollo Global por la Facultad de Economía y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Posdoctorante en la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa por CONACYT (higuera.maria@uabc.edu.mx).

Ronal Enrique Mahecha Guerra, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (México)

Maestro en Ciencias económicas y Doctorante en Ciencias Económicas en la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (ronal.mahecha@uabc.edu.mx).

José Gabriel Aguilar Barceló, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (México)

Dr. en Ciencias Económicas. Profesor e investigador de la Facultad de Economía y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (gaba@uabc.edu.mx).