North America Integration Research Series
The Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development presents its North America Integration Research Series, featuring comprehensive analyses of economic cooperation and strategic frameworks across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. These publications discuss critical aspects of continental integration, including customs modernization, industrial coordination, trade facilitation, and cross-border infrastructure development.
Authored by Texas Center Staff and coauthored with leading experts affiliated with the Center, these reports combine academic research with practical policy recommendations designed to enhance North American competitiveness in a rapidly evolving global economy. Some publications are produced in collaboration with distinguished research institutions across North America, reflecting our commitment to fostering strategic partnerships in regional economic integration.
Unlike working papers, these publications represent completed research projects that offer actionable insights for policymakers, business leaders, and stakeholders invested in strengthening North American economic integration and resilience.
A Trilateral Framework for Security, Technology, and Industrial Competitiveness
The 2026 USMCA review represents both a risk and an opportunity. With the right framework, it can become the foundation for a new era of trilateral competitiveness. This framerwork proposal is built on three institutional pillars, each addressing a critical gap in current North American cooperation. Together, they transform the agreement from a static rulebook into a dynamic platform for continental competitiveness.
North American Trade Integration at Risk: Employment Impacts from Tariff Disruptions in USMCA Trading Bloc Series
This three-part series examines employment vulnerability across the United States, Mexico, and Canada resulting from ongoing U.S. tariffs of 25% on most goods and 10% on Canadian energy resources. Using trade-linked employment exposure modeling, this analysis estimates how many jobs across North America face potential exposure to trade disruptions, threatening three decades of regional economic integration that in 2024 generated $1.8 trillion in annual intra-regional trade.
Navigating the New Era of U.S.-Mexico Trade: Infrastructure, Technology, and the Future of Cross-Border Trade
This book, "Navigating the New Era of U.S.-Mexico Trade: Infrastructure, Technology, and the Future of Cross-Border Trade," offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolving U.S.-Mexico trade relationship in the context of shifting global dynamics. It examines three critical aspects of this bilateral partnership: infrastructure, technology, and workforce development.
USMCA Trade Publlications
2025 Crossing Paths: Insights Into U.S. Internaional Trade
Crossing Paths relies on a structured, data-driven methodology that integrates multiple federal, binational, and local sources to present a coherent picture of U.S.–Mexico trade.
North American Trade Integration at Risk: Analysis of Employment Impacts from Proposed Tariffs
The recent announcement of sweeping tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, 25% on most goods and 10% on Canadian energy resources, poses unprecedented challenges to North American economic integration
2024 Crossing Paths: Insights Into U.S. Internaional Trade
Launched in 2024 by Texas A&M International University’s A.R. Sanchez Jr. School of Business Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development, this monthly publication series transforms intricate trade data into accessible narratives revealing the vital connections binding our economies together