The effects of Mexico's trade agreement with Europe. Trade and investment in recent years

Abstract

This paper seeks to place the economic relations, trade and direct investment between Mexico and the European Union in a contrasting dimension with that of the national economy with the United States. Considered over time, the levels that Mexico has maintained with the European Union are reduced to a much smaller proportion than those that appear to those in charge of both governments. The explanations in this regard are sought in what is happening, primarily, in the Mexican productive apparatus, making productivity the central issue. This requires the productive apparatus to function efficiently, along with public policies aimed at supporting companies in three specific areas: technology, learning and the degree of economy achieved by productive organizations. The government has a broad field of support, but it is the companies that may or may not be productive, and thus competitive in world trade.