Mercosur: Limits of Regional Integration

E-learning as a Key for Regional Integration through Countries of MERCOSUR

The Center of training for regional integration (CEFIR, in Spanish) was founded more than 20 years with the firm intention to dedicate efforts on issues of regional integration in the four countries of MERCOSUR. Since 2008 has promoted the creation of a platform for elearning and delivered some courses in blended learning and e-learning mode, for training in regional integration issues. E-learn...

Mercosur and the U.s.: an Intertemporal General Equilibrium Evaluation of the Regional Integration

A dynamic general equilibrium model is constructed to analyze the effects of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) on the member countries as well as on the U.S. economy. By taking into account dynamic adjustments, we find that while the effects of MERCOSUR on its member countries’ investment, consumer welfare and national product are positive, the respective effects on the U.S. economy are neg...

Global and regional integration of production in the Mercosur automotive value chains: the case of Fiat

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For the 11 Th . Minerva Program Economic Integration of Mercosur

Price Integration in MERCOSUR Countries: A Fractional Cointegration Analysis

This paper examines price integration in the MERCOSUR countries of Argentina and Brazil after the creation of this regional economic agreement using a fractional cointegration analysis. The results suggest that Argentine wheat and corn prices are fully cointegrated with the corresponding world prices, whereas Brazilian wheat prices are not cointegrated with the world price. These results suppor...