CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Trejo, Juan Ernesto |
|---|---|
| Title | Outcomes of North-South Regional Trade Agreements: Mexico and the NAFTA/USMCA Integration Process |
| Summary | The Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) are a trend for economic integration since decades and are increasing, according to the empirical evidence of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The importance to elaborate on North-South RTAs is motivated by the idea that there might be more agreements with a mixed membership in the upcoming years, since the world is experiencing the rise of developing economies. However, the literature about the integration processes of the Global North-South countries is not as wide as the one related to North-North or South-South agreements. Because of that, it is necessary to explain that developing countries present less development than their partners when they join in an RTA; thus, they experience asymmetries, resulting in different outcomes. To elaborate on that, this thesis contributes to the current literature and scholarly projects, especially to the Krapohl and Fink classification of integration processes, taking the North America Free Trade Agreement as the studied region and Mexico as the test case. This thesis argues that there is a type of integration between developed and developing countries, where the developing state achieves its economic purposes and develop specific institutions and virtues based on the interaction with its developed partners. To explain that, this project creates a model of three outcomes composed by data that explain economic, bureaucratic and institutional, and social outcomes. It is possible that developing countries will present data from the three outcomes; however, one of them will be more abundant. Finally, I propose a classification of three scenarios based on the outcomes, arguing that, even when the RTA generates negative social impacts, the developing member will be part of it because of the more positive benefits in its economy or bureaucracy and institutions. |
| Supervisor | Izsak, Daniel |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/trejo_juan-ernesto.pdf |
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