MercoNet Series No 17The export of services is one of the most dynamic phenomena in the contemporary international economy. Activities that were previously undertaken largely within borders are now internationally tradable. Such activities range from health and education, to accounting, legal services, research and development, advertisement and design.

MercoNet Series N° 19This book examines the integration of Latin American firms to the model of Global Value Chains (GVC), analyzing chains led by Latin American firms and evaluating their impact on trade, investment, and structural duality.

MercoNet Series Nº15 This book is a recompilation of the research results on the biofuels industry in Mercosur supported by the IDRC. There is strong consensus at the international level about the need to promote the generation of new energy sources that can replace fossil fuels. The stimulation of the production and the use of renewable energies which are less harmful to the environment and less expensive, as is the case of biofuels, has become increasingly important in the public debate and has been given priority in the political agenda.

Mercosur Network Series N° 10 Since its start, MercoNet has made an important contribution to the study of foreign direct investment (FDI) with this research being picked up by numerous publications. Most recently, it developed research on the automotive industry, due to its importance in the composition of FDI flowing into the region, as well as its impacts on the respective economies regarding employment, technological development, balance of trade and for the priority which has always been given to this industry in terms of public policy and the controversial place this industry has occupied in Mercosur negotiations.

Serie Red Mercosur N° 8 MercoNet was created in 1998 with the fundamental objective of strengthening and promoting the contribution of economic research to the advancement and strengthening of the integration process in Mercosur. This book, which is the eighth in the Mercosur Network Series, contributes to the consolidation and advances of the bloc on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of signing the Asuncion Treaty (1991). The book synthesizes the research contributions into three fundamental thematic areas:

Serie Red Mercosur N° 4 This publication is the result of a joint initiative of the Mercosur Economic Research Network (MercoNet) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). Ten years after signing the Asuncion Treaty, the publication is a contribution on the part of the regional academic community to Mercosur?s development and advancement