Causes of growth and decline in Mexico's maquiladora apparel sector

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-559

  Larudee, Mehrene ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparel; Employment; Exchange rate; Liberalization; NAFTA; Quotas

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; EXCHANGE RATE; FREE TRADE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MAQUILADORA; NAFTA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547957047     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692170701189136     Document Type: Article

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