Building a more competitive, inclusive, and sustainable North American economy – Introduction

Brahima S. Coulibaly

Vice President and Director – Global Economy and Development
Senior Fellow – Global Economy and Development

Joshua P. Meltzer

Senior Fellow – Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution

Less than two years ago, the United States, Mexico, and Canada signed a historic agreement to build a more competitive, inclusive, and sustainable North American economy. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is arguably the most significant trade agreement that any of the partner countries has signed since the World Trade Organization was created in 1995. Beyond a traditional trade agreement, the USMCA provides an economic template to realize the potential of an integrated, competitive North American market while avoiding the political tensions that surrounded the now defunct North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Even though the USMCA received…

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