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Mercosur: implications for growth in member countries

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  • Michelle P. Connolly
  • Jenessa Gunther

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The South American customs union known as Mercosur has contributed significantly to regional trade liberalization. But by encouraging trade within the group at the expense of trade with nonmembers, Mercosur may limit member countries' access to high-technology imports, an important stimulus to growth.

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  • Michelle P. Connolly & Jenessa Gunther, 1999. "Mercosur: implications for growth in member countries," Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, vol. 5(May).
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fednci:y:1999:i:may:n:v.5no.7
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    1. Winters, L. Alan, 1996. "Regionalism versus Multilateralism," CEPR Discussion Papers 1525, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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