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25 Apr 09
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Many economists who broadly support NAFTA agree that TAA reforms could prove broadly useful as a way of quelling anger directed at trade liberalization. Experts including Alden note that positive long-term economic change often is accompanied by job-market turbulence. The United States is currently working to reform TAA, which helps retrain and relocate workers who face job loss due to trade. One component of a reformed TAA could be wage insurance, which a recent Council Special Report argues would protect workers who face sustained long-term wage losses.
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08 Jun 08
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Mexico at the slowest
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Unemployment is higher than what it was when the treaty was signed
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They attribute Mexican economic stagnation not to NAFTA, however, but rather to a lack of liberalization in sectors not covered by NAFTA. “Sectors that were shielded from NAFTA—particularly energy in Mexico—have also been shielded from its positive effects.”
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06 Jun 08
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NAFTA is a trilateral free trade deal that came into force in January 1994, signed by Democratic President Bill Clinton. The central thrust of the agreement is to eliminate the vast majority of tariffs on products traded among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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NAFTA is a trilateral free trade deal that came into force in January 1994, signed by Democratic President Bill Clinton. The central thrust of the agreement is to eliminate the vast majority of tariffs on products traded among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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