Midterm Assessment Written assignment Activity brief BCO 221: Global Economics Online campus
Description Report Topic 1: You work at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Mexico. Your supervisor has requested that you prepare a policy note on the effects of the recent USMCA trade agreement.
Your task is to prepare a policy note that covers, the following points using the relevant economic concepts you have seen during the course up to this point and relevant data. The report should be organized by the below sections:
– Cover Page
– Table of Contents
– Introduction (1 or 2 paragraphs)
– Section 1. Describe the most relevant USMCA agreements for Mexicos imports and exports. (provide data to prove your points)
– Section 2. Provide evidence of which Mexican sectors and producers have benefited the most out of the agreement. (provide data to prove your points)
– Section 3. Provide evidence of which Mexican sectors and producers have benefited the least out of the agreement. (provide data to prove your points)
– Section 4. Provide evidence of which Mexican consumers have benefited the most out of the agreement. (provide data to prove your points)
– Section 5. Provide evidence of which Mexican consumers have benefited the least out of the agreement. (provide data to prove your points)
– Section 6. Provide evidence of how the pandemic has affected the international trade (imports and export) with the US. (provide data to prove your points)
Format Your submission must meet the following formatting requirements:
Individual Report. Upload one file in only. File format allowed: PDF. The minimum amount of words to be used is
1500 and the maximum is 1800. Bibliography, Cover Page, and Table of
Contents will not count towards the final wordcount.
You may want to include images/graphics to make your reasoning and argumentation more visual and explicative.
Font: Arial. Size: 12pts. Line spacing: 1,5. Text align: Justified.
Harvards referencing style is mandatory.
– Conclusions
– References § References and the Bibliography must be in
Harvards citation style.
Make sure you provide an objective analysis, and that the analysis is backed up with actual data and proper analysis of the trends and figures.
Recommended sources:
Data: Office of the United States Trade Representative o https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-
agreements/united-states-mexico-canada- agreement/fact-sheets/modernizing
You should use additional relevant sources: specialized press, internet material, etc.
Goal(s) This task evaluates the application of general concepts and theories learned throughout the entire course.
Due date Date: Monday 23rd of August 2021 Time: 12:00 CEST
