By: Dr. Alejandro Diaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States after defeating Donald Trump in a bitterly divisive election held amid the coronavirus pandemic during 2020. However, his plans for the next four years are likely to face the challenge of a divided …
November, 2020
October, 2020
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28 October
THE CALI-BAJA REGION SUFFERS THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COVID-19
The closure of the border between Mexico and the United States for non-essential travel has paused the economic exchange between the neighboring cities that make up this region Mexicali, B.C.- The synergy between Mexico and the United States, generated by the commercial relationship of the Cali-Baja mega region, has suffered …
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22 October
The economy and COVID-19 are the main issues in the November 2020 elections
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 …
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 …
