Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ana Aguilar Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Aguilar Author-Name: Julian Caballero Author-X-Name-First: Julian Author-X-Name-Last: Caballero Author-Name: Jon Frost Author-X-Name-First: Jon Author-X-Name-Last: Frost Author-Name: Alejandro Parada Author-X-Name-First: Alejandro Author-X-Name-Last: Parada Title: Evidence of nearshoring in the Americas? Abstract: After decades of deepening economic integration, trade conflicts and geopolitical tensions have recently disrupted global trade patterns (IMF (2023a, 2023b), Qiu et al (2024)). Tariffs and non-tariff measures on goods and investment, and threats of further measures, have increased economic and trade policy uncertainty (Graph 1.A). While the focus is on tensions between the United States and China, restrictions on imports and investment have risen globally, particularly after the Covid-19 pandemic (Graph 1.B). Length: 9 pages Creation-Date: 2024-10-10 File-URL: https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull94.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: Full PDF document File-URL: https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull94.htm File-Format: text/html Number: 94 Handle: RePEc:bis:bisblt:94