By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.). “The economy and the outbreak of COVID-19 are the most important issues that can define the vote for the presidential elections of the United States in November 2020,” explained Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, international economist, as well as research professor at the Department of Economic …
October, 2020
September, 2020
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22 September
Economics of climate change in 2020 and the following years
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) The economics of climate change refers to climate change in economics. The analysis indicates that several factors make this a difficult problem from both an economic and a political perspective and it is an intergenerational problem in the short, medium, and long term. “Climate …
August, 2020
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29 August
Several hours of wait time at US Ports of Entry have high economic and health costs during August 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) The United States follows health protocols at ports of entry during 2020. There are cases of up to 9 hours to cross the port of entry during August 2020. Restrictions at the US-Mexico border continue and people are crossing in both directions for non-essential …
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14 August
The Coronavirus Economic Crisis Impacts Hispanics in the United States in 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (PhD). Hispanic businesses and their jobs are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus during 2020. “Hispanics are among the essential workers who have been most exposed to the coronavirus due to the very typical lack of necessary sanitary protection in their workplaces. The coronavirus …
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1 August
Despite the Coronavirus Crisis, Remittances Shipments to Mexico Increase in 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.). During 2020, poverty in Mexico will increase due to the coronavirus health crisis, despite the shipment of remittances by Mexican countrymen. The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) reported that the total remittances sent to Mexico during the month of May were 3,379 million dollars despite …
July, 2020
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12 July
Mexico and the United States maintain close coordination on economic, health and security unprecedented issues throughout 2020
-Analysis of the meeting between the President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, and the President of the United States of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. By: Dr. Alejandro Diaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) The Trump-AMLO meeting was about the trade agreement, the economy, and also about politics. Mexico …
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1 July
NAFTA ends and The USMCA Enters into Force in July 2020
The Trade Agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada (USMCA) enters into force on July 1, 2020. By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (PhD.) The decree promulgating the protocol that replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the Treaty between the United States of America, the United Mexican …
June, 2020
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7 June
The real unemployment rate may be higher than that reported in May 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) Amid the economic recession, Latinos now have the highest unemployment rate in the United States in 2020. The unemployment rate remains around 13.3% in May, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States. “After an economic review, the …
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4 June
The Mexican Peso appreciates at the beginning of June 2020, one month before the beginning of the USMCA
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist In early June 2020, the Mexican peso has recovered somewhat against the dollar as there is some optimism about the reopening of some regional and national economies amid the economic crisis caused by the Coronavirus (Covid-19). “The Mexican peso begins June 2020 with an appreciation …
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1 June
Responsible Economic Reopening in the face of COVID-19 in Mexico, the United States and Canada during 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) The United States reaches almost 100,000 deaths due to coronavirus. Millions of daily coronavirus tests are needed to reopen the economies of North America safely and responsibly during 2020. The United States, Mexico, and Canada need to perform millions of daily coronavirus tests in …
