Maquiladora Prospects in a Global Environment

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2003-10

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Fullerton, Thomas M., Jr.
Barraza de Anda, Martha Patricia

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Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin

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The Mexican in-bond assembly, or maquiladora, manufacturing sector has taken its fair share of lumps in recent years. The industry has experienced a business cycle downturn in the U.S., intermittent border closures, higher tax burdens, fiscal uncertainty, competition from offshore assembly plants in China, and national legislative gridlock. Nevertheless, with double-digit rates of expansion less likely to occur, overall prospects for maquiladora operations remain generally favorable but far from optimal.

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