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NAFTA negotiators could look to TPP for guidance

by Annie Baxter
Apr 27, 2017
After a flurry of news reports that President Trump was considering pulling out of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, he now says he wants to renegotiate the deal. Even fans of NAFTA will admit it’s not perfect, and improving it could involve taking cues from another trade deal Trump bailed out of — […]
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A Mexican movement pushes back against U.S. corn

by Annie Baxter
Apr 27, 2017
The 'No Maiz Gringo' campaign is putting pressure on Mexico's government to restrict imports of corn from the U.S.
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Let's talk about avocado toast

by Molly Wood
Apr 6, 2017
Some might say avocado toast has jumped the shark. I say we're just getting started.
Cafe St. Jorge and its famous avocado toast.
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How'd NAFTA change the economy? Draw your own charts

by Marketplace Staff
Mar 28, 2017
On December 8, 1993, then-President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement. It went into effect less than a month later. At the time, the bill was lauded for its ability to create jobs in the U.S. — Clinton had said NAFTA would create 200,000 jobs within two years — increase cooperation between […]
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NAFTA Explained

What people get wrong when they talk about NAFTA

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Mar 24, 2017
Economist Marc Melitz says there are common misunderstandings about NAFTA.
Employees work in a manufacturing business in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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NAFTA Explained

When it comes to NAFTA and autos, the parts are well traveled

by Scott Tong
Mar 24, 2017
The identity of your vehicle would be best described as a multicultural collaboration.
In the early NAFTA days of the 1990s, U.S. automakers were getting out of the business of parts-making. Over the next two decades, the supply chain exploded in every direction.
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NAFTA Explained

What if NAFTA was never created?

by Scott Tong
Mar 23, 2017
U.S. manufacturing jobs would still be lost to technology and China, economists say.
U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the North American Free Trade Agreement on December 8, 1993.
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Did NAFTA cost or create jobs? Both

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 22, 2017
It's hard to assess the trade deal's impact. But that doesn't stop anyone from trying.
Economists estimate that NAFTA has raised U.S. GDP by one half to one percentage point. Above, President Donald Trump, who campaigned on keeping jobs in the U.S., speaks to autoworkers in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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NAFTA Explained

What do your margarita and NAFTA have in common?

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Mar 22, 2017
Virtually all tequila in this country comes from Mexico.
Virtually all the tequila in the United States comes from Mexico. Plans to renegotiate or withdraw from NAFTA are affecting business plans for tequila makers.
Daisy Palacios/Marketplace
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Fill in the chart: Before and after NAFTA

by Raghu Manavalan and Arjuna Soriano
Mar 22, 2017
Guess how the U.S. economy has changed since the trade agreement was established.
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