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The Next 25 Years of the North American Development Bank
October 19, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde With more than 25 years of operations, the North American Development Bank (NADB) has been crucial in developing environmental infrastructure in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Analyzing these past two decades displays the bank’s accomplishments and future opportunities.

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Now or Later: The Election of the President of the Inter-American Development Bank Needs Time
June 9, 2020 | Mark Lopes Should the Inter-American Development Bank’s presidential elections, scheduled to take place in October, be delayed?

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Mercosur Should Become a Free Trade Agreement
June 4, 2020 | Miguel Braun

Argentina’s decision to withdraw from Mercosur, though later reversed, sent shockwaves through the South American trading bloc.

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Will Covid-19 Create a New Labor Market in Argentina?
May 29, 2020 | Gabriel Sánchez Zinny The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digitization and automation processes, which will have a significant impact on work in Argentina.

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Nearshoring to the Americas
May 20, 2020 | Miguel Braun To reduce risk, dependence on China, and boost economic resiliency, the United States should move toward a new free trade agreement for the Americas.

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The Alberto Fernández Administration at Two Months
February 7, 2020 Two months into Alberto Fernández’s presidency, he has implemented economic reforms aimed at combatting Argentina’s high inflation rate and met with various international actors who will play a key role in restructuring the country’s debt.

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A Busy Year in the Caribbean: Elections
January 24, 2020 The Caribbean has a challenging year ahead as voters are set to head to the polls in Belize, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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Bolsonaro's First Year: Balancing the Economy and Cultural Wars
January 17, 2020 Looking ahead, President Bolsonaro’s report card is mixed. While he appears to have given the economy an important push out of recession, he stumbled badly on the environment, backtracked on his China policy, has jeopardized the EU-Mercosur trade deal, and tarnished his...

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A Big Week
December 16, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch With two big deals announced this month, trade is closing out 2019 with a bang. The Scholl Chair reads between the lines on the USMCA and the U.S.-China phase one trade deal.

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Argentina: A Call for National Unity in the Face of High Political and Economic Uncertainty
December 11, 2019 Alberto Fernández was inaugurated as president of Argentina on December 10, marking the country’s return to Peronism.

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Trade Adjustment Assistance Returns, Part I
November 12, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch The current Trade Adjustment Assistance program is widely believed to be an inadequate policy solution to our current problems. So how can it be improved? The Scholl Chair discusses in his latest column.

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Steel Redux
November 4, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch U.S. steel producers are battered by unfair trade practices. The Scholl Chair notes how policymakers should defend the industry but need to recognize the limitations of their toolkit in his latest column.

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