Research Project

Research Project (due 04/28/23:59pm )

What has been the impact of Globalization in Latin America, 1990-2015?

Choose a Country in Latin America.
Country: Cuba

1. What trade policy changes have taken place in your country? Describe changes in trade policy 1990-2015

1. Tariffs

2. Quotas or Licenses

3. Trade Agreements with the U.S., E.U. or other countries in Latin America

4. What other measures were used to promote trade growth?

1. What foreign direct investment (FDI) policy changes have taken place in your country? Describe changes in trade policy 1990-2015

1. FDI Liberalization or Restrictions

2. Nationalizations

1. Does your country have a Stable Government:

1. Have there been changes in Rule of Law and Property Rights from 2000 to 2015.

2. Have there been major government corruption scandals?

3. Is your government populist? What’s the evidence?

4. In what way the current government may have created an environment good or bad for trade and FDI?

1. Describe changes in trade in your country? Provide data for all years on the following indicators, 2000-2015.

1. Exports and Imports in your country

2. Exports and Imports by major industries: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Mining

1. Describe changes in FDI in your country? Provide data for all years on the following indicators, 2000-2015.

1. Inward FDI in your country

2. Inward FDI by major industries: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Mining

3. Source Countries of FDI in 2000 and in 2015

1. What has been the impact of Globalization on Economic Growth in your country?

1. Wages and Income

2. Employment and Unemployment Rates

3. Can you attribute any of these changes to Trade and FDI policy?

1. As a policy advisor, based on your findings, do advise the government of your country to enact globalization reforms? Do you suggest they need to sign a free trade agreement?
   Format Research Project

1. Introduction

2. Main Point of Paper/Hypothesis

3. Body of Paper and Evidence using Graphs/Tables

4. Conclusion

5. Bibliography
   The paper should 9 pages long (including graphs and tables, no more than two pages) 

Data Sources

Queens College Library – Data Bases: http://library.qc.cuny.edu/research/databases.php

Look up the following databases

1. Business Economics and Theory

2. EconLit

3. World Bank Open Data

Government and World Organizations’ Websites

FDI and Trade Bilateral Data for US and other countries:

1. US Bureau of Economic Analysis: http://www.bea.gov

Country Level Data:

1. Look your country’s Central Bank. For example: Bank of Mexico, Bank of Chile….

2. World Bank: http://data.worldbank.org/country

3. OECD: https://data.oecd.org/

4. IMF: http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm

US Trade Representative, Trade Agreements: https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements