NAFTA의 현황과 경제적 효과 = Thc Current Situation and Economic Effects of NAFTA

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The structure of the economic environment in North America has changed markedly over the last decade by having NAFTA gone into effect on Januare 1, 1994. This paper provides a chance to see the current situation of NAFTA and analyzes economics effects of NAFTA on U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Actually the NAFTA has become one of the world's best-known free trade agreements. It is also significant on the reason that for the first time ever, a developing country sat down with two industrialized countries and created and agreement that opens its economy to the challenges and opportunities of the North American marketplace. Seven years ago, three countries were in the midst of vigorous debate about the economic future of their own country. They debated whether they should open their economy to greater competition and secure a new set of rules to govern their trade relations with each other. As a result of the NAFTA, trade in North America has incredibly increased. This feature is compatible with the main purposes of the NAFTA: (1) elimination of barriers to trade and (2) promotion of fair competition. The trade pattern in this region indicates that Canadian and Mexican trade-dependence on US is increasing in the recent years. Thus we expect that a rise of fall of US economy would directly affect Canadian and Mexican economies.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서 론
• Ⅱ. NAFTA의 내용
• Ⅲ. NAFTA의 경제적 효과
• Ⅳ. 결 론