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This study explores economic interdependence in Mercosur by examining common trends
and common cycles among key macro-variables representing both the real and financial …

This paper analyses the trajectory of MERCOSUR from a critical historical perspective. This
interpretation presents an alternative to more Eurocentric approaches to regionalism, which …

A fter a half century of overtly inward-oriented policies, Brazil finally moved to open its trade
regime in the early 1990s. Being one of the last countries to make this move in a region that …

Economic convergence exists when two or more economies tend to reach a similar level of
development and wealth. The study of convergence is an important topic because besides …

Some of the new trade and economic geography theory findings are quite critical concerning
the so called South-South-agreements. Main criticisms are that they would lead to …

This paper aims to present the economic heterogeneity of Ecuador's regions using
descriptive analysis and also to explain its main causes and implications. In comparison to …

Objective The effectiveness of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) on rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) patients remains a controversial topic. This study investigates the mid‐term outcomes …

Este artículo responde a dos cuestionamientos: a)¿ el proceso de integración regional en el
Mercosur, desde su lanzamiento con el Tratado de Asunción (1991), ha contribuido a la …

This paper provides a first attempt to estimate services trade costs directly from trade data. It
builds on two recent papers, the first by Helpman, Melitz and Rubinstein (2008)(HMR), and …