Border Economy Program

The focus of this program area is on research that informs policy-makers, entrepreneurs and the public on matters related to Arizona’s economic relationships with Sonora and Mexico. Areas of special interest include trade, commodity flows, border infrastructure, tourism, border crossings, crossborder shopping, Mexican maquiladora sector, and transboundary industry clusters.

 

 

Arizona-Sonora Region: Economic Indicators and Regional Initiatives, 2009

 

 

This report identifies strengths and weaknesses in the Arizona-Sonora region and is intended to help in the formulation of appropriate policy to enhance the region’s economy and global competitiveness. A joint effort on the part of the Arizona-Mexico Commission (AMC); Comisión Sonora-Arizona (CSA); Office of the Governor for Arizona and Sonora; Sonora’s Department of Economy; and, the University of Arizona, this report was released to the public on December 4, 2009.

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Arizona-Sonora Region

Arizona and Sonora share a 361 mile long portion of the 1,969 miles of international border between the United States and Mexico. Combined Arizona and Sonora cover an area of 183,460 square miles with a population of 8,987,7881 comprising 10.1 percent of the total U.S.-Mexico border states’ population.

Population
Border Crossings
Crossborder Economic Activities  (coming soon!)
Trade and Commodity Flows  (coming soon!)
Border Infrastructure  (coming soon!)

Articles

"How NAFTA Partners Rank in Ease of Doing Business." Lora Mwaniki-Lyman and Ivanna Fotinos. April 4, 2011.

Costs and Contributions to Arizona’s Economy from “Border Effect.” Vera Pavlakovich-Kochi, Ph.D. July 17, 2010.

"Economic Recession and Trade through Arizona-Sonora
Border Ports of Entry." Vera Pavlakovich Kochi, Ph.D., and Lora Mwaniki-Lyman. December 1, 2009.

"U.S. Recession Affects Remittances to Mexico."
Lora Mwaniki-Lyman, Vera Pavlakovich-Koch, Ph.D., and Nguyen Ho. September, 2009.

Research Publications

Arizona-Sonora Region: Economic Indicators and Regional Initiatives, 2009. Vera Pavlakovich-Kochi, Ph.D., and Jaewon Lim, Ph.D.

Arizona-Sonora Regional Economic Indicators, 2006: Moving Towards a Globally Competitive Regional Economy. Vera Pavlakovich-Kochi, Ph.D., and Juliet King, Ph.D.

Mexican Visitors to Arizona: Visitor Characteristics and Economic Impacts, 2007 – 2009. Vera Pavlakovich-Kochi, Ph.D., and Alberta H. Charney, Ph.D.

Presentations

Arizona-Sonora Border Economy: Interdependencies and Contributions to International Trade. Lora Mwaniki-Lyman, 2009.

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