The Impact of NAFTA on Prices and Competition: Evidence from Mexican Manufacturing Plants

Empirical analyses for this paper were conducted at the Microdata Laboratory Center of the Mexican Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) in Mexico City. Conclusions and opinions expressed in this study are the sole responsibility of the authors and are not part of the official statistics of the National Statistical and Geographic Information System or INEGI. All results have been reviewed to ensure that no confidential information has been disclosed. We thank the editor (Mary Amiti), three anonymous referees, Rodrigo Adao, Jonathan Dingel, Scott Orr, Akira Sasahara, Chad Syverson, Felix Tintelnot, seminar and conference participants at CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy, INSEAD Singapore, Midwest Trade Meetings, Princeton, UBC Sauder, and UTokyo for helpful comments and suggestions. Special thanks go to Liliana Martínez, Carmen Marquez, Andrea Ortiz, and Natalia Volkow from INEGI Mexico City, and Gabriel Romero from INEGI Aguascalientes, for their help with the data. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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